Lahat ng Kabanata ng A Bride’s Revenge: No Longer the Backup: Kabanata 31 - Kabanata 40

The following day, Torrey Co. announced that it would be temporarily halting operations. This made the shareholders panic—halting operations generally meant that something was seriously wrong with the company's cash flow! It was highly likely there would be a breach of several contracts if the problem wasn't immediately dealt with.Everyone sat in the conference room and waited for Gwen to arrive and make a decision. She'd been managing the company, after all.Soon, John arrived. Gwen was behind him. When everyone saw her, they hurriedly asked, "What should we do now that operations have been halted, Mrs. Torrey? Everything will be over if we continue like this!"Gwen wasn't sure what to do when she saw how panicked everyone was. She'd come to the company to destroy the evidence of her embezzlement because she was afraid of Ariana checking the accounts. Who would've expected something like this to happen?It was all Ariana's fault! She'd pissed Brian off, resulting in problems with

Gwen's expression darkened. Ariana said, "It's not that easy being the Torrey family's matriarch, Ms. Lambert. If you don't have any ideas on how to resolve this issue with the cash flow, you're better off running away right now. Don't say I didn't remind you."Gwen was finding it harder and harder to put up a nice front. She'd worked herself to the bone for the Torrey family and had outlived Carson, yet Torrey Co. was now facing a crisis. How could she possibly pay off the Torrey family's debts before she benefited from it? It was not going to happen!"I know you're sensible and kind, Ariana. You wouldn't make me pay off the debts alone, would you? Think of it as me begging you—please apologize to Mr. Lodge. Torrey Co. will be fine once he relents and lets us off the hook!" she said.Ariana smiled at Gwen's pleading. She said, "It's not impossible for me to head over there.""I knew you were the best, Ariana! You won't leave the company to die!""Let's not get ahead of ourselves.

"A-Ariana…" Fiona stood up, frightened when she saw Ariana. She was about to back away when Brian grabbed her wrist."Where are you going?" he asked leisurely. "You're not done with my shoes. Get on your knees and continue wiping until I tell you to stop.""…Yes, Mr. Lodge." Fiona got back on her knees and continued wiping Brian's shoes.He leaned back in his seat and looked at Ariana. "Plenty of people can do the things that you don't want to, Ariana. In fact… They might do it better than you can.""I'm not here to let you nauseate me, Mr. Lodge," Ariana said coldly.Brian looked unfazed. "I can act like nothing happened as long as you kneel before Eve and apologize to her. The engagement party will go on as usual, and I'll give the Torrey family a huge investment."He snorted when Ariana didn't speak. "It's just getting on your knees and apologizing—your knees should be used to this treatment, right? It's not like you haven't done it in the past. Can't you do it now?"He got u

"Why do you ask? Are you interested in her?" Brian asked in return.Isaac hurriedly denied it. "I wouldn't dare! Ariana is head over heels for you—I'm unworthy of her. I heard something, though. It seems she's been spending a lot of time with William Kingsman, your rival. They've been meeting each other in secret since the auction!"Brian frowned at that. Then, he sneered. This explained why Ariana dared to act so arrogantly before him—she'd latched onto William. To think she'd had the nerve to tell him they were only acquaintances! Did she think he was an idiot?"You know who Vance Hubbord is, right? He's lusted after Ariana for ages. He's quite the bootlicker—he heard today is Evelyn's birthday and is joining the party. He even asked me to ask you whether you and Ariana are really going to call it quits. If you are, then he wants to shoot his shot with her," Isaac said.He coughed awkwardly before continuing, "I know I shouldn't stick my nose into this, but you know what a bastar

This wasn't the upper crust's first time making a fool out of Ariana. To them, she was a lapdog who deserved to be fooled.Isaac saw that Selena looked like she was about to cry. He turned to glance at Brian and saw the latter leaning against the couch, drinking his whiskey like nothing had happened. He didn't seem to want to interfere in the matter."Brian!" Isaac approached him and lowered his voice. "This is going too far, and we should stop before the damage is done. What are you going to do when Ariana arrives? Are you going to sit back and watch as she becomes the laughingstock of Gleaston?""Why should I stop her when she's willing to suffer through the humiliation?" Brian asked coldly.Isaac wasn't happy to hear that. "Evelyn is supposed to be the star of this party. Do you think it's going to bode well for her if you allow them to continue with this debacle?"Evelyn placed a hand on Brian's arm and said, "He's right, Brian… How about you call Ms. Torrey and tell her not t