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.

concern over the matters of Ariana’s life and death.

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

felt as though she had spent three days in hell. Her heart was filled with hope at first. Gradually,

the present, they were having her and Brian’s engagement party

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

in Gleaston knew that Evelyn was Brian’s one true

her with barely disguised contempt when she went up to him in her current

had passed away early on. She and Brian were childhood friends

the Grangers stopped providing the Lodges their support as there was increased tension between the two families. Moreover, Belinda did not like

for these reasons, Brian would have married Evelyn a long

Evelyn. Coincidentally, Ariana bore some resemblance to

kept making Ariana dress up by imitating Evelyn’s style to gain

brazenly doing all sorts of things just to

Ariana, Brian eventually agreed to get engaged to her

Ariana had suffered during the engagement party and how Brian had left her here all by

used Ariana for three years only to ruthlessly discard her in the end. All those

wanted to do now was to let Brian go. Since Brian liked Evelyn, Ariana decided she should just back off.

like to speak to Mr. Lodge alone for a moment.”

face. Gwen soon lowered her guard

of it instantly since Ariana was asking to speak to Brian. “Of course! Of course! We’ll become a family soon, after

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

to where Brian was.

bodyguard tactfully blocked Ariana’s path. “Ms. Torrey, Mr. Lodge is

have something important to talk

he’s not free.” There was a flash of annoyance in the

the bodyguard’s attitude toward her.

people knew her as a woman

her. Otherwise, his bodyguard could not possibly dare speak to Ariana

after tonight. Have you not thought about the consequences of speaking to the future Mrs.

today is an engagement party. Even if it’s a wedding ceremony, I have to carry out

free if he says he’s not free. I think you should not waste your energy and just head back to your seat. Please don’t cause us more trouble.”

So, Brian has always

on seeing him

and make a

the past three months, Ariana had made

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

Brian at his company.

the office building in

Brian despised Ariana. Yet,