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 him get away with

had shot Ayla, and Brian considered

"I see."

hadn't taken any action yet because

knew that if he took Brian down, Ayla would definitely leave him.And he couldn't imagine his

two years, Lucas had tried his best to do what Tatum had

that these illegal transactions would put him

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

had forced

smoking the whole

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

he couldn't leave this

everything before he had passed away,

child at the time, being made to watch as several men raped

his father had died, he had asked

presented itself to him when Tatum had approached Lucas with a

hatred meant to him.He had merely nodded his head

taken him to Thailand and put him through a rigorous,

taught him everything

back

as she watched Brian

a walk.You should go to bed early," Brian

wanted to

tombstone that Ayla had built,

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

reason behind it

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

of the backyard was the

about her?" she asked, walking up to

took a

it didn't matter if he thought about Ayla

still alive, will you

know, although she didn't

who knew that Ayla had returned on the same flight

throwing her a withering look as

had only been signed on, but hadn't

Ayla had become his

alive, she might be with another man, or she

between

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

need

all his thoughts as he strode furiously back

his waist from behind as she caught

don't think

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