Revenge Of The Jilted Bride

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Ophelia said, "First, send out the casting call before Sungate Entertainment can act" Janies was frustrated, but he still instructed his assistant to handle it.

After hanging up. Ophelia speared a piece of bacon with her fork and held it up to Kenneth's lips. "Darling, have some

bacon."

She had to soothe Kenneth somehow. With the look Kenneth had given her just now, she worried something might happen to James.

"What have you been up to lately?" Kenneth asked, accepting the bacon but not eating it immediately.

Ophelia replied, "Trying to figure out how to bankrupt the Hastings family. How about you help me come up with a plan?"

"What do you want me to do?" Kenneth finally ate the bacon she offered.

Ophelia smiled slyly, her eyes shining with cunning as a plan began to form

Meanwhile, at Hastings Group, the secretary, Nor

Davis, burst into the meeting room, flustered.

"Mr. Hastings, something terrible has happened. Nora was breathless, and her face flushed

Monday's regular meeting was abruptly interrupted, and all eyes turned to Nora.

darkening with irritation What's got

deep breath. "Mr. Hastings, the government is going to expropriate the land at the West End Soccer Field to build

Owen slammed the table and shot up, his head spinning "Quick, call in some favors and make contacts. There's still room to maneuver before the formal documents

hard, nervously handing Owen a document. The formal

sudden Harry shot up from his chair, snatching the document

offering only 30 million dollars? Just an eight-million-dollar compensation?" Harry's eyes widened in disbelief. The initial auction price for the land was 22 million dollars, and the government was offering only

looking at over 30 million dollars in losses just on the land alone. Worse, the entire

was buzzing about the news. The 80 million dollars Hastings Group spent on the land was back in the spotlight, with many mocking the decision. Competitors who had missed out on the deal were now relieved they hadn't won the bid The Hastings family had made a disastrous move, and there were doubts

family's disgrace at Theo's birthday party the previous night, Owen had spent the entire morning making phone calls, but no one was

Sungate Entertainment, but now,

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the same time,

chair, smugly flipping through a script. "Who would have thought that after writing so many scripts for me, Kevin still had such a gem in him? Too bad for him. He'll never be more than a ghostwriter. Leaving me? The companies he works with now must regret it ble time." His assistant echoed. That's for sure. Kevin's house doesn't even have a security camera.

sure you publish the script online, register the IP, and don't

nodded.

expression relaxed after watching the video. "How did you manage

ask too

This matter could've been resolved differently, but Ophelia had registered Kevin's work online the day she found him, just in case. The video was an unexpected bonus Elliot's shameless admission that Kevin had been ghostwriting for him all these years was the perfect ammunition. Not only could this clear Kevin's name, but it would also

your mind at ease. This afternoon, you take Kevin to the casting call as planned. Don't worry about anything

more at ease now. "Alright. I'll

a way of making everything feel like it is under her control. I am glad I

called back for

do?" Nathan was the most anxious. If Hastings Group went under, the project he was working on would have to be shelved Without quick returns, he might not be able to pay back his loans. Everyone was waiting for Owen to

could help us stay