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

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“Great to hear that Ms. Torrey is coming with us. Ms. Torrey, this way please.” Emily politely gestured toward the

car.

Ariana could understand how anxious Gwen felt. The final deadline was tomorrow, and if Brian refused to invest, the Torrey family would face complete bankruptcy.

She knew Brian must be thinking the same thing, so she relented and said, “Fine. I’ll come along.”

Emily stepped aside and allowed Ariana into the car.

Watching her get in, the fawning smile on Gwen’s face turned into a sneer. “Pretending to be high and mighty, huh? She ends up getting into Mr. Lodge’s car anyway.”

They arrived at the Lodge residence twenty minutes later. Emily escorted Ariana into the mansion. The moment she stepped in, a wave of familiarity hit her.

In her past life, she’d shamelessly moved into the Lodge residence and tirelessly took care of Brian and Belinda. She’d catered to their every need, and all it had brought her was humiliation and misery.

Every corner of the mansion bore marks of her past lowly self and humiliation.

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with a cold expression. She noticed the dining table was empty with no

seated on the couch in the living room. She smiled warmly and waved

to have expected Ariana’s arrival. He sat there, and a flash of mockery crossed his eyes. Ariana had flirted with William during the day and was now currying favor with Belinda at night. How

these days. I haven’t been eating

clear he disagreed with Belinda’s words. Ariana didn’t believe for a

and asked, “Why have you been asking for me, Mrs.

yours is the best. Why don’t you make

So, that was why she was called over; it was to cook for

had foolishly believed that a way to a man’s

crown roast was tedious. She’d never been in the kitchen but had painstakingly learned the technique

in the process, but Brian had responded to her sincere efforts with nothing but

“I’d gladly prepare the dish for Mr. Lodge, but I

hurt? What

out to inspect Ariana’s hand when Brian interjected with a sneer, “What else? She

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