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

"I see."

any action yet

Brian down, Ayla would definitely

tried his best to

illegal transactions would put him

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

had done.He had forced Lucas into a

had been smoking

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

he couldn't leave this

him everything before he had

time, being made to watch as several men raped his

his father had died, he had asked Lucas to take

Tatum

meant to him.He had merely nodded his head in

had then taken him to Thailand and put him through a rigorous, harsh training

stronger and taught him

Anna back to the

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

should go to bed early," Brian

wanted to go

wooden tombstone that Ayla had

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

the reason behind it

to her? Anna followed him out and saw him standing there, still as

light in the dim corner of the backyard

her?" she asked, walking up

he took a

didn't matter if he thought

is still alive, will you still

although she didn't really want to hear him

was the only one who knew that Ayla had

her a withering look as he put out the

Ayla's marriage had only been signed on, but

in his heart, Ayla had become his

Ayla is alive, she might be with

between Ayla

and he still loved her, he would put all his

turned around and said, "We need to stop talking about

all his thoughts as he strode

her arms around his waist from behind as she

please don't think about

to not think about Ayla, he