Revenge Of The Jilted Bride

Jilted Bride 52

Chapter 52

Ophelia shifted her gaze to Liam, who stood at the entrance of the dining room. "Lisa," she instructed, "get Liam in a wheelchair and take him for a walk."

Liam hesitated for a moment, but quickly grasped Ophelia's intention. They had once spread rumors about a disabled, perverted old man living in Rosewood Manor.

It dawned on him that Ophelia's folks must've been all too happy to marry off their daughter for a fat paycheck. The fact that only a chauffeur had escorted Ophelia when she first showed up said it all about her parents.

Liam glanced at Kenneth, who gave a slight nod. With that, he sat into the wheelchair, letting Lisa take the handles.

As they moved, a thought struck Liam. 'Wait, why on earth did Miss Spencer cast me as some pervy old dude?'

Lisa grunted as she maneuvered the wheelchair, muttering under her breath, "Jeez, old man. You might not look it, but you're heavy as a sack of bricks."

From the doorway, Heather craned her neck for a better view. She knew Ophelia might brush off her words, but she was certain that this "old man" would have Ophelia wrapped around his finger.

Emily carefully surveyed the courtyard's furnishings, thinking to herself, "Talk about living high on the hog, she thought. 'She doesn't deserve any of this.

to see what kind of man had snagged Ophelia. In Emily's mind, Ophelia's cushy life had to be the result of cozying up to this guy. Rumor had it he was some hotshot

politely, "Ladies, this is Mr. Sinclair. May

his wheelchair, putting on a show of extreme frailty. To anyone watching, he appeared moments

under the crabapple tree in the courtyard. Heather and Lisa exchanged a glance, their thoughts in sync. 'He still wanted to get

silent appraisal. 'Sure, he's old and disabled, but you can tell he was probably quite the looker back in the day. Still,

hope my daughter hasn't been giving you any trouble. She can be challenging. If

types. This act might have fooled others, but they weren't

chuckled awkwardly, thinking to herself, 'Why aren't they inviting us in? Are we

smile, not forgetting her purpose for coming today. "Ophelia," she said, her tone dripping with false concern, "we arranged for her to marry into comfort, but she's acting like we've done her wrong. Ever

was obvious - paint Ophelia as a disrespectful brat in Liam's

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