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

Chapter 70 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 .

Ill come along .

Emily stepped aside and allowed Ariana into the car .

Watching her get in , the fawning smile on Gwens face turned into a sneer .

Pretending to be high and mighty , huh ? She ends up getting into Mr.

Lodges 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 , shed shamelessly moved into the Lodge residence and tirelessly took care of Brian and Belinda .

Shed 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 .

www Ariana walked in with a cold expression .

She noticed the dining table was empty with no dinner preparations in sight .

Belinda was seated on the couch in the living room .

She smiled warmly and waved Ariana over .

Brian seemed to have expected Arianas 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 insatiable could she Eet ? Ariana , youre finally here .

You have no idea how much Ive missed you these days .

I havent been eating or sleeping well , and the same goes for Brian .

Across the room , Brian frowned .

It was clear he disagreed with Belindas words .

Ariana didnt believe for a second Brian would be yearning for her return either .

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

Lodge Senior ? Brian has been craving lamb crown roast lately .

Hes never satisfied no matter how our chef cooks it , and he thinks yours is the best .

Why dont you make dinner tonight ? I happen to have an event this evening , so you can stay the night as well .

Ariana sneered at her words .

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

Of course , this was all too familiar .

Ariana in the past life had foolishly believed that a way to a mans heart was through warm and touching meals .

Being able to cook for Brian had felt like an immense privilege .

Preparing a lamb crown roast was tedious .

Shed never been in the kitchen but had painstakingly learned the technique from a master chef just to satisfy Brians picky palate .

Shed often hurt her hands in the process , but Brian had responded to her sincere efforts with nothing but disdain .

Ariana replied , Id gladly prepare the dish for Mr.

Lodge , but I hurt my hand today , so Im afraid I cant do that .

Youre hurt ? What happened ? Belinda reached out to inspect Arianas hand when Brian interjected with a sneer , What else ? She mustve hurt Chapter 70 herself slapping someone .

Slapping some ? Belinda echoed and frowned .

+25 BONUS Brian glanced at the clock hanging on the wall .

Its 6:00 pm .

Theres no point in me staying since Ms.

Torrey cant cook .

Im leaving .

Then , he turned and headed for the door , but Belinda coldly called out , If you step out of this house today , bother coming back ! dont Brian halted in his tracks .

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