Revenge Of The Jilted Bride

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Chapter 77

Ophelia and Eric exchanged glances, both pleased that their trip hadn't been in vain. She didn't forget to give Jeremy and Hansen a generous thank-you fee, and before leaving, she asked for Hansen's contact information, hoping to purchase more rough stones from him in the future.

Hansen's contract with Eden expired, and with the emerald coming from his mine, he could now establish his own business.

As the sky gradually darkened, Ophelia drove towards Dellanex The night had completely fallen.

The car approached the cross-river bridge, and Eric crossed his arms behind his head, relaxing against the passenger seat. leisurely sucking on a lollipop. He bit the candy stick and looked at the rearview mirror, grinning. "We have stalkers"

Ophelia cast a glance in the rearview mirror. She had already spotted two business cars that had been following them since they left Mineroca. They were about to enter the highway, and Ophelia guessed that the group planned to make their move in the tunnel at the end of the bridge.

"Should we call the police?" Eric suggested for the first time. It was a reasonable idea, but at that moment, it wasn't very practical. By the time the police arrived, their gems would have already been taken away. The license plates of the two cars. behind them were obviously fake, so the police wouldn't be able to trace them.

Every region had a boss, and Eden was the local boss in Mineroc. He dared to suppress his suppliers and citizens publicly, which surely meant he had connections with the police. Reporting to them wouldn't help.

"Then I'll warm up a bit," Eric said, rolling up his pants and pulling out a knife from just below his calf. The sheath opened. revealing a cold blade gleaming in the light.

I'm glad you came along today." If Ophelia were alone, she wouldn't dare to act so recklessly. Ophelia sighed and lowered the sun visor, revealing a black handgun equipped with a suppressor.

They soon drove into the tunnel, where the surveillance lights had turned off, and only emergency lights flickered. Ophelial parked the car in the emergency stopping area,

hand. on the

them in from both front and back as a group of men jumped out, wielding machetes

out. It was Eden, sporting that smug smile and playing with beads in his hand. "How about coming over for some

you were so civilized. No need for coffee. Just say what you want." Ophelia leaned against

if you give me back the gems. You won't lose anything. If that's not enough for you, you can

He thought, I haven't directly used force to hurt them, so this is already being merciful. I even let

dollars to treat your delusions? How

stiffened at her retort. "Alright, young lady, I've given you a choice, so don't blame nie." With a glance, he signaled his thugs,

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a shadow darting through the crowd, moving at incredible speed. He grinned, revealing a small tiger tooth as

Eden's throat. "Your coffee is not good

face turned pale with fear, and the beads in his hand fell to the ground.

the

blink of an

is Peter Bernal to you?" Eric asked

was my brother, but

dollars to buy his life, didn't you?" Eric smiled

at the young man before him, unable to utter a word, thinking,

Black-clad bodyguards emerged. holding guns and causing the already injured people on the ground to twitch

Ophelia. Ophelia had crossed paths with him twice before. His name seemed to be Caleb Cooper. The bodyguards were usually quick to come to her aid, but she resolved troubles even faster. "Miss Spencer, how should we handle them?" Caleb asked in a low

the strawberry flavor barely