A Bride’s Revenge: No Longer The Back Up by Cozy Season

Chapter 2

Author: Cozy Season

After Ariana walked away, several people scoffed. “What’s she throwing a tantrum for? She would still go into the pool obediently to pick up the rings if Mr. Lodge threatened to not proceed with the engagement.”

“Exactly. Everyone knows the person Mr. Lodge loves is Ms. Granger. Ariana Torrey? She’s just a shameless lady who keeps throwing herself at Mr. Lodge when he doesn’t even like her. If it weren’t because Mrs. Lodge Senior liked her, would Mr. Lodge even spare her a glance?”

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People were whispering and pointing at Ariana discreetly.

Meanwhile, Ariana, who was soaked through, had headed back inside the banquet hall.

Her stepmother, Gwen Lambert, hurried over and caught up with her. “Ariana Torrey, where have you been? How did you end up looking like this? It’s your engagement party today! Hurry and go somewhere you can dry your dress.

“Also, we can’t have you dressed so conservatively! Men like it more if a lady is a little sexy.”

Gwen yanked at the collar of Ariana’s gown until her cleavage was showing. Then, she nodded with satisfaction.

Ariana paid no mind to what Gwen was doing or saying. Her gaze drifted across the hall, which was overflowing with guests. The lights in the hall were slightly dimmed, and everyone seemed to be trying to talk to a certain man.

Brian was dressed in a black suit. He had a frigid look on his perfectly chiseled face. Those deep-set eyes seemed to not carry any warmth in them.

The man gave off an intimidating aura. Below those eyes, Brian had a tall nose and thin lips. It was as though his face was the heavens’ greatest work of art.

“Men are mostly beings that are dominated by their carnal desires. You’re officially Mr. Lodge’s fiancée starting tomorrow.

“You need to please him and try to conceive his child as soon as possible so that he’ll marry you for the child’s sake. You’ll enjoy a life of luxury and extravagance once you become Mrs. Lodge.”

Gwen got more and more excited while saying that. It was as though the person who was getting engaged to Brian that day was her.

“A life of luxury and extravagance?” Ariana scoffed inwardly.

During her previous life, Ariana spent three years doing everything she could to show Brian her feelings for him were sincere.

Yet, what Ariana got in return was her being abducted on the day of her wedding. The abductors even tormented her for three whole days.

On the first day after she was abducted, Ariana kept praying for Brian to show up and save her. Unfortunately, she had no idea that Brian never planned on marrying her since the beginning.

Instead, he drove their bridal car to the airport to pick up Evelyn who had just returned to the country.

On that very day, Brian and Evelyn exchanged their wedding rings and vowed to spend the rest of their lives together at the venue that was originally reserved for Ariana and Brian’s wedding.

Ariana had waited pointlessly for all these years. In the end, it turned out Brian had prepared the wedding with Evelyn in mind.

run away from the wedding. He showed no concern over the matters of Ariana’s life and death. Although he knew she had been

to pay the ransom. He also refused to be connected to Ariana in any way anymore as he and Evelyn went and completed

in hell. Her heart was filled

were having her and Brian’s engagement

picked the exact same style Evelyn would usually go

that Evelyn was Brian’s one true love and Ariana

when she went up to him in her current outfit. He said, “You’re just a

on. She and Brian were childhood friends

the Lodges their support as there was increased tension between the two families. Moreover, Belinda did not like Evelyn that much.

not for these reasons, Brian would have married Evelyn a

and demure like Evelyn. Coincidentally, Ariana

by imitating Evelyn’s

three long months. The whole city knew about how she was brazenly doing all sorts of things just to marry into the Lodge family. Yet, Brian acted as if he was totally oblivious

Belinda showing more favor for Ariana, Brian eventually agreed to get engaged to

suffered during the engagement party and how Brian

the fact that Brian had used Ariana for three years only to ruthlessly discard her in the end. All those things

end she had in her past life, the only thing Ariana wanted to do now was to let Brian go. Since Brian liked

to Mr. Lodge alone

smile hung on Ariana’s face. Gwen soon lowered her guard since Ariana seemed like the

to speak to Brian.

to ear. She immediately loosened her grip on the collar of Ariana’s gown, which she

walked over to where

not turn his gaze to Ariana. His bodyguard tactfully blocked Ariana’s path. “Ms. Torrey, Mr. Lodge is a little busy. I’m afraid he

important to talk to him

has to greet the guests. I’m afraid he’s not free.” There was a flash of annoyance in the bodyguard’s

noticed the bodyguard’s attitude toward her.

understandable. At the moment, people knew her as a woman who only had eyes for Brian and kept following him around.

bodyguard could not possibly dare

be officially engaged after tonight. Have you not thought about the consequences of speaking to the future Mrs. Lodge in

consider herself the future Mrs. Lodge. “Ms. Torrey, what we’re having here today is an engagement party. Even if it’s a wedding ceremony, I have to carry out my duties

he says he’s not free. I think you should not waste your energy and just head back to

them trouble? So, Brian has always considered me a trouble,”

I insist on seeing him

cause a scene and make

the past three months, Ariana had made

have breakfast delivered to Brian’s office in the morning, but Brian would toss the food away without even checking

would try to visit Brian at his company. Yet, Brian had not once let her into his office.

would even wait for Brian to get off work outside the office building in the evening. However, Brian would rather work overtime than see Ariana’s face for

were perceptive enough could obviously tell that Brian despised Ariana. Yet, Ariana seemed completely oblivious to