The Substitute Bride: Making Memories Of Us (Lois Stone)

Lucas heard his phone ringing.It was late and there was only one person who would call him at this time.He answered the phone warily.

"Father."

"Have you returned to Antawood?" Tatum asked without preamble.

He had asked Lucas to go to Thailand but the latter had refused.

This time, he wanted to get done with solving the Brian issue now that Lucas had returned.

"Yes, I just arrived today."

Lucas knew that he couldn't hide this fact.He had tried his best to hide Ayla from Tatum for two years.

But maybe he couldn't do it anymore.

Lucas wondered what Tatum would do to Ayla once he knew the truth.

Tatum had used her once.He might do it again.

"How long will you be in Antawood this time? I shouldn't have to remind you of the issue each time.Do you want to insult the memory of your deceased parents by losing the Collins Group that rightfully belongs to you?"

Tatum had been feeding Lucas such ideas since Lucas' childhood.

That was also why Lucas hated Brian.

All Lucas had wanted was to get close to Brian by using Ayla and kill him.

But before that could happen, he had developed a huge crush on Ayla.He hadn't taken revenge for his family yet.

And if Ayla were to know why he had approached her, she might hate him.

But he didn't regret it.

When he began trying to put a ring on her finger, he had considered everything that might happen in the future and had plotted his plan out.

"I know that, Father.I will never forget it," Lucas said, nodding.

"Good.Brian's men are watching me.So I hope you will handle this as soon as possible,"

Tatum reminded him.

Tatum's TH Gang had suffered a heavy blow because of Brian.

If it hadn't been for the fact that Brian had quitted the drug transactions over the past two years, Tatum wouldn't have had the chance to get back into this business again.

But Tatum was too eager for money.

He had forgotten the simple fact that the higher he climbed, the heavier the fall would be.

let him get away

shot Ayla, and Brian considered

"I see."

any action

would definitely leave him.And he couldn't imagine his life without

had tried his best to do what Tatum had asked of

wanted, no questions asked.He knew that these illegal transactions would

you, Lucas.You shouldn't forget what you've been working towards all

had done.He had forced Lucas

smoking

window, realizing with a wrench of his gut that Antawood, which was once his hometown, was now something he

he couldn't

hadn't told him everything before he had passed away, he

the time, being made to watch as several men raped his mother while his father, a

father had died, he had asked Lucas to take

to him when Tatum had approached Lucas

meant to him.He had merely nodded

to Thailand and put him through a

and taught him everything he

back

Anna asked as she watched Brian turn around the moment they entered

walk.You should

just wanted to go

by the wooden tombstone that

here and had tried to commit suicide, and that Brian had forcefully kept her alive.But she had disappeared in

reason behind

the chance to make it up to her? Anna followed

only light in the dim corner of the backyard was the cigarette flickering between his

about her?" she asked, walking

he took a drag from his

him, it didn't matter if he thought about Ayla

she is still alive, will you still love

she didn't really want to hear him say

only one who knew that Ayla had returned

Brian said, throwing her a withering look as he put out the

had only been signed on, but hadn't been

his heart, Ayla had become his legitimate

with another man, or she

thought that the intimacy between Ayla and Lucas

still alive, and he still loved her,

said, "We need to stop talking about

all his thoughts as he strode furiously back to the

arms around his waist from behind as she caught up

please don't

made a conscious effort to not think about Ayla, he would