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.

would not let him get away

Ayla, and Brian

"I see."

action yet because

Ayla would definitely leave

Lucas had tried his best to do what

no questions asked.He knew that these illegal transactions

forcing you, Lucas.You shouldn't forget what you've

had forced Lucas into a corner, step

had been smoking

of his gut that Antawood, which was once his

couldn't leave

everything before he had passed away, he

watch as several men raped his mother

he

opportunity presented itself to him when Tatum had approached

what hatred meant to him.He had merely

Thailand and put him

stronger and taught him everything

drove Anna back to the

Anna asked as she watched Brian

should go to

wanted to

he stood by the wooden tombstone that

recalled that Ayla had gone crazy living here and had tried to commit suicide, and that Brian had forcefully kept her alive.But she had disappeared

was the reason

Anna followed him

the backyard was

thinking about her?"

say anything.Instead, he took a

didn't matter if he thought

still alive,

didn't really

the only one who knew that Ayla had returned

her a withering look as he

only been signed on, but hadn't

his heart, Ayla had become his legitimate

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

that the intimacy between Ayla

that Ayla was still alive, and he still loved

said, "We need to stop talking

shook off all his thoughts as

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

please don't

conscious effort to not think about Ayla,