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

had shot Ayla, and Brian

"I see."

taken any action yet because

Ayla would definitely

two years, Lucas had tried his

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

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

done.He had forced Lucas into a corner, step by

smoking the

his gut that Antawood, which

he couldn't leave this

he had passed away, he might not have suffered

watch as several men

father had died, he had asked Lucas

Tatum had

to understand what hatred meant to him.He had merely

Thailand and

him

back to

are you going?" Anna asked as she watched Brian turn around the moment

going out for a walk.You should go

wanted to

the wooden tombstone that Ayla had built,

tried to commit suicide, and that Brian had forcefully kept her alive.But she had disappeared in the

reason

Anna followed him out

dim corner of the backyard was the cigarette flickering between

her?" she

anything.Instead, he took a drag from his

matter if he thought about

alive, will you still love

know, although she didn't really want to hear

only one who knew that Ayla had returned on the

said, throwing her a withering look as he put out

Ayla's marriage had only been signed on, but

in his heart, Ayla had become

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

the intimacy between Ayla and Lucas

was still alive, and he still loved her, he

turned around and said, "We need to

off all his thoughts as he strode furiously back to

arms around his waist from behind as she caught

please don't think

conscious effort to not think about Ayla, he would eventually forget about