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.

Brian would not let him

had shot Ayla, and Brian

"I see."

hadn't taken any action yet

would definitely

the past two years, Lucas had tried his best to do

asked.He knew that these illegal transactions would put him

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

Tatum had done.He had forced Lucas into a corner, step

been smoking the

a wrench of his gut that Antawood, which was once his

he couldn't

hadn't told him everything before he had passed away, he might not have suffered

been a helpless child at the time, being made to watch as several men raped his mother while his father, a heart patient, was admitted to the

his father had died, he had asked Lucas to

him when Tatum had approached Lucas with a proposition for

young to understand what hatred meant to him.He had merely nodded his head

taken him to Thailand and put him

had made Lucas stronger and taught him everything he

drove Anna back to

as she watched Brian turn around the moment they entered the

a walk.You should go

wanted to go to

wooden tombstone that Ayla

to commit suicide, and that Brian had forcefully kept her

reason behind

her? Anna followed him out and saw

only light in the dim corner of the backyard was the

thinking about her?"

anything.Instead, he took

him, it didn't matter if

is still alive, will you still

had to know, although she didn't really want to hear

was the only one who knew that Ayla had returned

won't answer your hypothetical questions," Brian said, throwing her a withering look

marriage had only been signed on, but

in his heart, Ayla had become his legitimate

years.Even if Ayla is alive, she might be with another man, or she might have forgotten everything that

the intimacy between Ayla

Ayla was still alive, and he still loved her, he would put all his efforts in getting her

said, "We need to stop

as he

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

don't think

a conscious effort to not think about