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.

in his chair, his face darkening with irritation What's got

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

in some favors and make contacts. There's still room to maneuver before

swallowed hard, nervously handing Owen a document.

shot up from his chair, snatching

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 eight million dollars more for compensation. It made

on the land alone. Worse, the entire project has been financed through bank loans, meaning

with many mocking the decision. Competitors who had missed out on

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

recent ventures had all been struggling. The only successful entity was Sungate Entertainment, but now, with Hastings

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time, Ophelia-handed

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

script online, register the IP, and don't forget to

assistant nodded. "Got

video. "How

too

him, just in case. The video was an unexpected bonus Elliot's shameless admission that Kevin had been

you this just to put your mind at ease. This afternoon, you take

questions, but he felt much more at

'Ophelia has a way of making everything feel like it is under her control. I am glad I haven't invested in Elliot's project. Otherwise. I'd be facing her as

Villa, everyone had been called back

waiting for Owen to make a

thought, That money could help