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.

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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 .
+25 BONUS