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

Ayla, and Brian

"I see."

hadn't taken any action yet because of

would definitely leave him.And he couldn't imagine his life

his best to do

that these illegal

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

had forced Lucas into a corner, step by

been smoking the whole

realizing with a wrench of his gut that Antawood, which was

he couldn't leave this

everything before he had passed away, he might not have

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

had died, he had asked

presented itself to him when Tatum had approached

young to understand what hatred meant to him.He had

Thailand and put

Lucas stronger and taught him everything

Anna back to

as she watched Brian turn around the moment they entered

for a walk.You should go to

to

the wooden tombstone that Ayla had

to commit suicide, and that Brian had forcefully kept her alive.But she had

was the reason behind

it up to her? Anna followed him out and saw him standing

dim corner of the backyard was the cigarette

her?" she asked,

didn't say anything.Instead, he took a drag

didn't matter if he thought

alive, will

to know, although she didn't really

was the only one who knew that Ayla had returned on

hypothetical questions," Brian said, throwing her a withering look as he

been signed on, but hadn't

Ayla had become

if Ayla is alive, she might be with another man, or

the intimacy between Ayla

still alive, and he still loved her, he would put all

said, "We need to stop talking about her.Let's

all his thoughts as he strode furiously back to

arms around his waist from behind as

don't think about

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