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?”

…

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.

day, Brian told others that Ariana had 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 be connected to Ariana in any way anymore as he and Evelyn went and completed the wedding registration

she had spent three days in hell. Her heart was filled with

they were having her and Brian’s engagement party today.

it was her make-up or outfit, Ariana had picked the exact same style Evelyn

true love and Ariana was just

him in her current outfit. He said, “You’re just a poor imitation of the real thing. Eve would never

away early on. She and Brian were childhood friends

stopped providing the Lodges their support as there was increased tension

would have married Evelyn a long time ago.

and demure like Evelyn. Coincidentally, Ariana bore some resemblance

by imitating Evelyn’s style to gain Brian’s

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

Ariana, Brian eventually agreed to

how Brian had left her

fact that Brian had used Ariana for three years only to ruthlessly

thing Ariana wanted to do now was to let Brian

to speak to Mr. Lodge alone for

face. Gwen soon lowered her guard since Ariana seemed like

Ariana was asking to speak to Brian. “Of course! Of

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

over to

Mr. Lodge is

important to talk to

the guests. I’m afraid he’s not free.” There was

the bodyguard’s attitude toward her.

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

annoyed with her. Otherwise, his bodyguard could not

officially engaged after tonight. Have you not thought about the consequences of speaking to the future Mrs. Lodge in that manner?”

for Ariana to consider herself the future Mrs. Lodge. “Ms. Torrey, what we’re having here today is an engagement party. Even if it’s a wedding

should not waste your energy and just head back to your seat. Please don’t

always

insist on

Torrey, must you cause a scene and

three months, Ariana had made every desperate attempt to

but Brian

company. Yet, Brian had not

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

Brian despised Ariana. Yet, Ariana seemed completely oblivious