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 this

"I see."

action yet

took Brian down, Ayla would definitely leave him.And

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

get whatever Tatum wanted, no questions asked.He knew that these illegal transactions

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

that was exactly what Tatum had done.He had forced Lucas into

smoking the whole

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

couldn't

everything before he had passed

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

he had asked Lucas to

Tatum

hatred meant to him.He had

Thailand and put him through a rigorous, harsh training

Lucas stronger and taught him everything he needed to

Anna back to the

asked as she watched Brian

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

just wanted to go to the

stood by the wooden tombstone

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

the reason behind it

ever get the chance to make it up to her? Anna followed

in the dim corner of the backyard was the cigarette flickering

about her?" she

he took a drag from

didn't matter if

is still alive, will you still love

to know, although she didn't really want to hear

who knew that Ayla had returned on the

won't answer your hypothetical questions," Brian said, throwing her

Ayla's marriage had only been signed on, but

Ayla had become his

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

that the intimacy between Ayla and Lucas was

he still

need to stop talking

off all his thoughts as he strode furiously

him, wrapping her arms around his waist from

don't think

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