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.

not let him get away with

and Brian

"I see."

any action

he took Brian down, Ayla would definitely leave him.And he couldn't imagine his

Lucas had tried his best to do

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

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

was exactly what Tatum had done.He had

been smoking

gut that Antawood, which

he couldn't leave

he had passed

time, being made to watch as several

died, he had asked Lucas to take

him when Tatum

had been too young to understand what hatred meant to him.He had

then taken him to Thailand and put him through a rigorous,

had made Lucas stronger and taught him everything he needed to

Anna back

going?" Anna asked as she watched Brian turn around the moment they

walk.You should go to

wanted to go

tombstone that

crazy living here and had tried to commit suicide, and that Brian had forcefully

was the reason behind it

ever get the chance to make it up to her? Anna followed him out

the backyard was the cigarette flickering between his

her?" she asked, walking

didn't say anything.Instead, he took a

him, it didn't matter if he thought

is still alive, will you still love

to know, although she didn't really

only one who knew that Ayla had returned

her

and Ayla's marriage had only been signed on, but hadn't

in his heart, Ayla had become

Ayla is alive, she might be with another man, or she might have forgotten everything that happened here,"

intimacy between Ayla

he still loved her,

and said, "We need

his thoughts as he strode furiously back

him, wrapping her arms around his waist from behind as she caught up to

please don't think about

not think about Ayla, he would eventually forget