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

Chapter 225

By this time, Emily had sent all the material for the next day’s meeting to Brian’s phone. Brian had no choice but to return to his seat and begin reviewing the documents on his phone.

Suddenly, Ariana began to cry out as if trapped in a nightmare. “Don’t hit me! Stop! Stop hitting me!”

Brian immediately got up and walked to her bedside. He wasn’t good at comforting people, but he instinctively. took her hand in his. His voice softened as he said, “I’m here. I’m right here. No one will dare hurt you.”

Hearing his words, Ariana seemed to calm down. Watching her, a flicker of heartache flashed through him. After all, she was just a young woman. What has happened today must have terrified her.

As he leaned closer, intending to brush a stray lock of hair from her forehead, Ariana suddenly raised both arms in her sleep.

Brian froze, startled.

Then she mumbled clearly, “Damn it! Who do you think you are? I’ll kill you, you bastard!”

“Brian Lodge, you son of a b*tch!”

going to

hell, Brian!”

on his phone. But before he realized it, he found himself searching: Why do

grew increasingly colorful, his patience frayed. By the end of her

this point, he was starting to suspect she was

nurse cautiously pushed open the door,

a word, Brian said coldly,

this supper for you,” the nurse explained, placing the food on the table beside him as quietly as

Brian asked, “She’s been mumbling nonsense. Is that because she was under general anesthesia?”

nurse froze,

“General anesthesia?”

she under

procedure was minor–just local anesthesia. She didn’t receive general anesthesia at all.”

snapped to Ariana who lazily stretched and

Why are you

teeth, Brian growled, “Ariana! Torrey!”