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

Chapter 30 You deliberately announced that youre breaking off our engagement at the engagement party .

Then , you got the press to release that ridiculous article .

Now , youre flirting openly with William Kingsman and provoking me at the auction .

Didnt you do all this just to get my attention ? Well , now you have it , Brian sald , reaching out a hand to tilt Arianas chin higher .

Just as he leaned his face closer , Ariana laughed .

Do you think this is fair to Evelyn , Mr.

Lodge? Brian froze when he heard Evelyns name .

Seeing this , Ariana pulled herself from his grip and wound her arms around Brians neck instead , giving him a seductive look .

Youre right .

Ive done all this just to get your attention .

But honestly , the sofa is too cramped .

Why dont we move to my room ? Now that Ariana had revealed her true colors , Brian immediately shoved her aside with a look of disgust.

Stop using these cheap tricks on me , Arianal he said coldly .

You enjoy my cheap tricks though .

Ariana leaned against the back of the couch casually .

Stop being so self- righteous .

Youre a man .

I know what youre like .

You like having sex with one woman while thinking about another .

Isnt that how it works ? She pressed closer to Brian .

Dont worry , Mr.

Lodge , I wont tell Ms.

Granger about what happens tonight .

Get off me ! Brian pushed her away in disgust .

His voice carried a dangerous edge .

Im warning you , Ariana Torrey , dont play these games in front of me ! Ive seen plenty of women like you .

If Grandma hadnt favored you , I wouldnt even consider marrying someone like you ! Ariana noted the contempt in his eyes .

Feigning nonchalance , she said , Good .

Please leave then , Mr.

Lodge .

Eavesdropping from upstairs , Gwen panicked when she heard this .

Brian was one of their biggest sponsors .

Without the Lodge family , how were the Torreys going to fare in the future ? Hastily , she ran downstairs and began chastising Ariana .

Ariana ! What do you think youre doing ? Apologize to Mr.

Lodge at once ! Its not that I dont want to sleep with Mr.

Lodge , Ms.

Lambert .

I tried , but he didnt want me .

What more can I do ? Besides , he said it himself : he would never marry someone like me .

Everyone already knows about our breakup .

This engagement is as good as over , Ariana sighed dramatically .

From across the room , Brian scoffed .

Ariana had brought this to herself .

She had no one else to blame .

Mr.

Lodge , I know for a fact that Ariana is very much in love with you .

Im sure appearing with Mr.

Kingsman was just a misunderstanding .

Please , I know youre a magnanimous man .

Do forgive her just this once , Gwen said .

Then , as if remembering something , she hurried upstairs and came back down with a large box .

On the way down , she lost her footing on the stairs .

The contents of the box spilled all over the floor .

Arianas face darkened at the sight .

The box was filled with things related to Brian .

There were photos of Brian and clippings of his newspaper appearances , even a full sized body pillow of him .

These were items that Ariana had painstakingly collected and cherished in the past .

1/2 Chapter 30 Of course , this was all before her rebirth .

Stop ! she blurted out .

Dont touch that ! +25 BONUS However , Brian had already picked up a doll , which had a photograph of him attached to the head .

Brian stared at it for a moment before laughing , though it was fueled by anger .

I never wouldve guessed you had such peculiar tastes , Ms.

Torrey .