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.

not let

Ayla, and Brian considered this

"I see."

action yet

would definitely

the past two years, Lucas had tried his best to do what Tatum had asked of

that these illegal

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

had done.He had forced Lucas

had been smoking

the window, realizing with a wrench of his gut

couldn't leave

him everything before he had passed

still been a helpless child at the time, being made to watch as several men raped

died, he had asked

him when Tatum had approached Lucas with a

what hatred meant to him.He had merely nodded his

taken him to Thailand and put him through

had made Lucas stronger and taught him everything he needed

drove Anna back to

asked as she watched Brian turn around the moment

going out for a walk.You should go to bed early,"

wanted to go

tombstone that Ayla had built, Brian's heart

Ayla had gone crazy living here and had tried to commit suicide, and

the reason

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

the dim corner of the backyard was the cigarette

you still thinking about her?" she

say anything.Instead, he took a drag from his

it didn't matter if he thought about Ayla

is still alive, will

didn't really want to

the only one who knew that Ayla had returned on the same flight

hypothetical questions," Brian said, throwing her a

only been signed on, but hadn't

his heart, Ayla had become

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

the intimacy between Ayla and

still loved her, he would put all his efforts in getting

around and said, "We need to stop talking about

as he strode furiously back to

his waist from behind as she caught up

please don't think

conscious effort to not think about