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."

any action

that if he took Brian down, Ayla would definitely leave

tried his best to

illegal transactions would put him in a soup, but he did

what you've

had forced Lucas into a corner, step by

smoking

realizing with a wrench of his gut

couldn't leave this

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

several men raped

died, he had asked Lucas to take

itself to him when Tatum had approached Lucas with a proposition for

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

him to Thailand and put him through a rigorous,

and taught him everything he needed to exact his

back to

she watched Brian

walk.You should go to bed early,"

just wanted to go to

wooden tombstone that Ayla had built, Brian's heart

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

was the reason behind

up to her? Anna followed him

corner of the backyard was the cigarette flickering between

you still thinking about her?" she asked, walking

say anything.Instead, he took

if he thought about Ayla

is still alive, will you still love

didn't really

was the only one who knew that Ayla

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

marriage had only been

heart, Ayla had become his

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

between Ayla and Lucas was

if Brian knew that Ayla was still alive, and he still loved her, he would

need to stop talking about her.Let's

as he strode furiously back to

her arms around his waist from behind as she

please don't think

Brian made a conscious effort to not think