Semua Bab A Bride’s Revenge: No Longer the Backup: Bab 41 - Bab 50

The people's words were getting nastier. Selena was about to lose her temper. Before she could explode, Ariana held her hand and shook her head. Selena had her family to consider—the Lovegoods couldn't afford to offend anyone in this circle.When Evelyn saw this, she stepped forward and said, "I know you're upset because Brian has put together this celebration for my birthday, but Tom is innocent. You don't have to vent your frustrations on him, Ms. Torrey."She picked up a glass of liquor from the table and handed it to Ariana. "It's my birthday today, so how about we sweep this matter under the rug for my sake?"Ariana accepted the glass. Evelyn was about to get another glass and drink it with her when Brian got up and moved to stand beside Evelyn.Everyone watched with bated breath, not sure what he was up to. He took Evelyn's glass and poured the liquor on the floor before Ariana. This was equivalent to insulting Ariana in front of everyone."Brian, don't be like this…" Evelyn

"I don't think you'll have any objection to that, so I'll get going. I'll show up at 10:00 am for Lodge Co.'s press conference tomorrow," Ariana said.She pushed Brian away. As she turned to leave, he grabbed her arm again. She frowned, looking like she was being pestered by a rat from the sewers. She didn't bother hiding her disgust, snarling, "Your refusal to give up is getting tiring, Brian."He saw the disgust and revulsion in her eyes. It was a look he'd found familiar the first time he'd seen it in her eyes, but he hadn't thought much about it then. At that moment, it suddenly occurred to him why it was familiar—it was how he'd looked at her in the past!He fumed. How dare she look at him like that!He gritted his teeth and snarled, "You'd better think twice about calling this engagement off, Ariana.""She already has." A voice came from outside the private room, and it sounded amused. The door was pushed open to reveal William standing there. He wore a white shirt with the

Ariana didn't know what William was trying to pull. Since getting to know him, she'd discovered he was much more sly than he seemed. She wasn't too interested in his reward but wanted to know how he'd appeared at the right time.With that thought in mind, she leaned close and sniffed him. "You reek of alcohol… Did you come after gathering with friends for drinks?"He nodded and indicated for her to continue. She frowned. "You were probably discussing business here if you could show up at the right time.""Nope." William wiggled a finger before her face. "You guessed wrong, so there won't be a reward.""You—"Before she could continue, he opened the door to another private room, revealing the professors from Glea College. They were singing old songs.Their gazes landed on William and Ariana."Mr. Kingsman, this is…""Isn't this Ariana Torrey from my faculty? You haven't shown up for classes or been answering your phone. We know you're getting engaged soon, but your education sho

Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at William. He looked frosty, and his tone was equally so. "Ask them what they did."Brian frowned. Isaac looked at the two men William had thrown into the room and recognized them as two scions who often hung out with Vance. "Have you two done something to upset Mr. Kingsman? Why aren't you talking?"The two exchanged a look at Isaac's question. Then, one said flippantly, "It's just Vance. Ariana pissed Mr. Lodge off today, so Vance wanted to teach her a lesson."Everyone in the upper crust knew that Brian and William were sworn rivals. The two scions had followed Vance's lead and chosen to side with Brian, so they stopped being scared of William when they saw Brian was around.The other one said, "Vance said Mr. Lodge gave him the green light to chase after Ariana. Since she's upset Mr. Lodge, it's only right for him to teach her a lesson and take her down a notch. You're sticking your nose where it doesn't belong, Mr. Kingsman. Mr

"I have Mr. Lodge backing me up. Why should I be afraid of William?" Vance snarled. As his lust took over, he took his shirt off, looking excited. "You like talking big, don't you? I'll let you talk and scream all you want!""Let me go, Vance! Don't touch me!" Ariana shouted.Vance sat on her and stuffed something like a ball into her mouth. Then, he whipped her. "I heard you were willing to do anything to suck up to Brian, Ariana. Tonight, I'm going to see what exactly you've done to please him!"Ariana recalled the humiliation she'd suffered before her death as she watched Vance lean down. Would she have to suffer the same fate despite being given a chance to start over?Did she owe Brian her life?No, she didn't! The heavens had given her a second chance at life, and she wouldn't give in so easily! She refused!Ariana struggled with all her might. She suddenly got a burst of strength and sat up, ramming Vance's forehead with hers. He cried out in pain and backed away.Using t