A Bride’s Revenge: No Longer The Back Up Novel

Chapter 11 Gwen wanted nothing more than for Ariana to get back together with Brian as soon as possible .

After all , she and Igor would both benefit from Arlanas marriage to Brian to Ariana raised her eyebrow and smiled when she saw how anxious Gwen seemed to be .

Yes .

Really ? Thats awesome ! Gwen exclaimed .

She continued , I knew it ! I knew that Mr.

Lodge still had feelings for you .

Otherwise , hed never have asked you out on a date ! Ms.

Lambert , I think youre mistaken .

Mr.

Lodge met with one to discuss canceling the engagement .

Then … Under Gwens shaky eyes , Ariana punctuated each word she said next .

The wedding is off .

What ? Its off ? Gwen nearly fainted when she heard what Ariana said .

Igor hurried forward to hold Gwen up .

Then , he yelled at Ariana , Ariana , youre going overboard ! How could you make your own decision about canceling the engagement without talking to us ? Do you even care about us ? Its my engagement , so of course Im the one calling the shots .

Theres no need for me to discuss it with you .

From today onward , I will be taking over the companys operations .

Ms.

Lambert , since Lodge Co.

has withdrawn their funding , you dont have to worry about it anymore .

Anyone could hear the smile in Arianas voice .

Gwen was so mad that she could barely speak .

What on earth had happened to Arlana ? Since it was the first time Ariana ever showed her face at Torrey Co.

, she became the main focus of everyones attention at the company that day .

Ariana rarely ever went to the company .

Gwen usually got the manager , John Wagner , to see to the companys operations on a daily basis .

At that moment , John hurried up to Ariana and said , Ms.

Torrey , why did you personally come over ? You can just call me up if theres anything you need to know .

Youre Mr.

Wagner , the manager ? Thats me .

Ms.

Torrey , how may I help you this time ? Ariana looked at John .

His looks werent too bad as he seemed to be almost in his 40s .

He didnt look too old for his age .

However , he had a greasy look every time he smiled .

In her past life , Ariana had left the company to run under Givens and Igors care , but the company went bankrupt in less than three years .

She recalled that Gwen and John had siphoned money from the company before disappearing .

Obviously , there was something going on between Gwen and John .

Ariana said , Bring me all the companys accounts and financial reports for the past few months , 1/2 +26 BONUS Chapter 1 Um … Ms.

Torrey , I dont think youll understand them .

You can just ask me if theres anything you want to know .

John kept finding excuses not to show them to her , so she knew that something had to be wrong with them .

Still , she wasnt in a hurry to continue asking about them .

Instead , she changed the topic and said , How have the companys projects been going ? Oh , its not going too well , John said with a sigh .

Torrey Co.

has been facing a lot of hardships from our suppliers ever since Lodge Co.

withdrew their resources .

Things have been pretty bad ! Didnt Lodge Co.

only just withdraw yesterday ? Ms.

Torrey , youre still young , so its normal that you dont understand how these things work .

Perhaps youd like to rest in the break room for a bit ? It was obvious that John was acting perfunctorily with Ariana .

Although Lodge Co.s withdrawal was a huge deal , it still wasnt going to cause Torrey Co.

to face bankruptcy .

John was just exaggerating things .

He was probably doing so just to help Gwen convince Ariana to get back on to Brians good side again .

At that moment , the secretary , Miranda Ziegler , ran in .

She was holding a stack of documents in her hands .

When John saw her , he immediately stopped her and said , Cant you see that Ms.

Torrey is here ? Give me that ! And you may leave now !!! Ariana frowned when she saw the stack of documents .

Hold on .