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

Chapter 4

Chapter 4

Author: Cozy Season

In the room next door, Selena had finished three bottles of liquor and was singing a song at the top of her voice.

Ariana noticed something strange with the news online as she scrolled through them. She tugged at Selena’s sleeve. “When have I ever said that Brian Lodge has sexual dysfunction?”

“Ha! I wrote that! Since it’s a news article, it needs to be shocking to catch the readers’ attention.”

Ariana’s expression hardened. “Have you thought about the consequences, though?”

Selena’s cheeks were flushed. She held the microphone and shouted, “Consequences? What consequences would there be? It’s not like Brian Lodge is going to hold a knife to my neck and force me to take down all the news on the Internet?”

Bang!

Suddenly, someone kicked the door open. The song that was playing in the room came to an abrupt stop.

Ariana’s heart missed a beat when she saw a stony-faced Brian standing at the door. She knew he would come looking for her, but Ariana never expected him to show up so quickly.

“Did you release the news article?” Brian’s voice was cold and monotonous.

Selena hid behind Ariana in fear. Ariana tried to maintain her composure. “I did.”

“It was you?” Brian scoffed. He strode forward and grabbed hold of Selena’s arm. Then, he pushed her toward Isaac.

“Get out!”

Selena’s legs had gone limp the moment she spotted Brian. She tried to rush back to Ariana’s side to help her, but Isaac quickly dragged her out of the room. “We’re going! We’re leaving right away!”

As he closed the door behind him, Ariana and Brian were the only ones left in the room.

Brian stepped closer toward Ariana and said frigidly, “You broke off the engagement last night and came to a club to have fun the next day. I underestimated you, Ariana.”

When Ariana looked at Brian, what came into her mind were the ugly faces of the abductors who forced themselves onto her in her previous life. It made her stomach turn. Ariana subconsciously took a step back.

“Mr. Lodge, you’ve left me behind during the engagement party to see Evelyn. Also, the Torrey family couldn’t possibly become in-laws with the Lodge family with your social status being much higher than ours. Let’s just call off the engagement and end things amicably.”

things amicably?” Brian

end things amicably is by slandering me on

was an

admit the way you’re trying to get my attention is quite unique. However,

wall. There was a fierce look in his

Brian’s iron grip. She suddenly recalled what happened in her previous life on this day, the day after the

send Ariana home. Yet, he left her somewhere along the way

gotten engaged to you because I have use for the Torrey family.

life, Ariana yanked her hand free and threw a slap across Brian’s

Slap!

was amplified several times by the microphone nearby. Isaac and Selena, who were waiting outside, pushed the door open

are you alright?”

you’re in the wrong this time! You shouldn’t have hit a lady

found that

I’m saying? The Lodge family isn’t the only one who can call off

“Why you!”

lifted his gaze, he noticed there was barely disguised contempt

this woman, who had

“Let’s go, Selena.”

if looking at him would make her gag, Ariana walked away without sparing Brian

was quite tipsy. Yet, Isaac was

things when he had not had a drop of

speak to Brian softly just like how the caring and gentle Evelyn would, actually hit him? What’s more, she had hit Brian’s

“Brian… Brian Lodge…”

his hand before Brian’s face. “Did she hit him so hard that it gave him

like he had not recovered from being slapped earlier. With a frown on his forehead, he pointed at

still see

Brian’s face darkened.

those final remarks Ariana made so confidently earlier, Brian chuckled sinisterly. “Tell the Torrey family that I’m not calling

next day, at the Torrey

calling off the

couch in the living room, furrowed her

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