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

Ayla, and Brian considered this

"I see."

taken any action yet because

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

had tried his best to do what Tatum

Tatum wanted, no questions asked.He knew that these illegal transactions would put him in a

forget what you've

was exactly what Tatum had done.He had forced Lucas into a corner,

been smoking

realizing with a wrench of his gut that

couldn't leave

he had passed away, he might

being made to watch as several men raped

had died, he had asked Lucas

to him when Tatum

hatred meant

had then taken him to Thailand and put him through a rigorous, harsh training

Lucas stronger and taught him everything he needed to

Anna back to the

you going?" Anna asked as she watched Brian

walk.You should go to

to go

the wooden tombstone that Ayla

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

reason behind

to make it up to her? Anna followed him out

in the dim corner of the backyard was the cigarette flickering between

you still thinking about her?" she asked, walking

say anything.Instead, he took a drag from his

if he thought about Ayla

she is still alive, will you still love

had to know, although she didn't

was the only one who knew that Ayla

questions," Brian said, throwing her a withering look as he put out the

been signed on, but hadn't been

Ayla had become his

with another man, or she might have forgotten everything that happened here," Anna

the intimacy between Ayla

knew that Ayla was still alive, and he still loved

around and said, "We need to stop talking about

his thoughts as he strode furiously

around his waist

please don't think about

Brian made a conscious effort to not think