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.

let him get away

shot Ayla, and Brian considered

"I see."

action

that if he took Brian down, Ayla would definitely leave him.And he

had tried his best to do what Tatum

asked.He knew that these illegal transactions would put him in a soup, but

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

what Tatum had done.He had forced Lucas into

had been smoking the

the window, realizing with a wrench of his gut that Antawood, which was once his hometown, was now something

couldn't

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

made to watch as several men raped

had died, he had asked Lucas

opportunity presented itself to him when Tatum had approached Lucas with a

had been too young to understand what hatred meant to him.He

then taken him to Thailand and put him through a

Lucas stronger and taught him everything

drove Anna back

watched Brian turn around the moment they entered the living

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

just wanted to

he stood by the wooden tombstone that Ayla had

here and had tried to commit suicide, and that Brian had forcefully kept

was the reason

the chance to make it up to her? Anna followed him out

in the dim corner of the backyard was the cigarette flickering

you still thinking about her?" she asked, walking up to

didn't say anything.Instead, he took a drag from his

matter if he thought about Ayla

she is still alive, will you still

didn't really want

was the only one who knew that Ayla had returned

won't answer your hypothetical questions," Brian said, throwing her a withering look as he put

been signed on,

his heart, Ayla had become his

is alive, she might be with another man,

intimacy between Ayla and

was still alive, and he still loved her, he would put all his efforts in

turned around and said, "We need to

thoughts as he strode

her arms around his waist from behind as she caught up

don't think

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