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. Although he knew she had been abducted, Brian

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

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

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

Ariana had picked the exact same style Evelyn would usually go

was Brian’s one true love

to him in her current outfit. He said, “You’re just a poor imitation of

away early on. She and Brian

Grangers stopped providing the Lodges their support as there was increased

would have

like Evelyn. Coincidentally, Ariana bore some resemblance

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

had stuck by Brian’s side for 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,

showing more favor for Ariana, Brian eventually agreed to get engaged to her since Belinda kept urging him

the humiliation Ariana had suffered during the engagement party and how Brian had

that Brian had used Ariana for three years only to ruthlessly

life, the only thing Ariana wanted to do now was to let Brian go. Since Brian liked Evelyn, Ariana

speak to Mr. Lodge alone for a

Ariana’s face. Gwen soon lowered her guard since Ariana seemed like the usual docile child she was.

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

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

over to where Brian

gaze to Ariana. His bodyguard tactfully blocked Ariana’s path. “Ms. Torrey, Mr. Lodge is a little busy. I’m afraid he

replied, “I have something important to talk

afraid he’s not free.” There

bodyguard’s attitude toward

people knew her as a woman who only had eyes for Brian and kept following him around.

grown extremely annoyed with her. Otherwise, his bodyguard could not possibly dare speak to Ariana in

I will be officially engaged after tonight. Have you not thought about the consequences of speaking to the

here today is an engagement party. Even if it’s a wedding ceremony, I have to carry out my duties as per instructions.

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

Brian has always considered me a

insist on seeing him

a scene and make a fool of yourself

Ariana had made every desperate attempt to

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

the afternoon, Ariana would try to visit Brian at his company. Yet, Brian had not once let her

off work outside the office building in the evening. However,

tell that Brian despised Ariana. Yet, Ariana seemed completely oblivious to the reality of her