Revenge Of The Jilted Bride

Jilted Bride 108

Chapter 108

In the night, Ophelia arrived at Avalon Port Dock. It was Dellands largest shipping dock, which was filled with containers and transport trucks. Though there weren't many cargo ships docked this season, finding someone here was task Ophelia had called Eric several more times, but his phone was dill off.

no easy

z but

Chloe had sent Ophelia the surveillance footage. According to the timestamp, Eric had been here early this morning I might have already left by now.

Ophelia wasn't driving fast. She carefully matched the locations in the footage with the scenes in front of her.

Up ahead was the checkpoint. Two security guards stopped Ophelia. "Sorry, Miss, you can't drive any further. This is the unloading area, and you can't enter without a work permit."

"Oh" Ophelia nodded, glancing ahead one more time. She felt the place in the surveillance footage was just beyond. What was Eric doing here she thought

Just then, the lights on the dock suddenly flared up. A cargo ship was slowly docking and six or seven luxury cars sped past Ophelia raring through the checkpoint and stopping in the open space in front of the containers. Ophelia lingered a few more minutes, pretending it was difficult to turn around while keeping an eye on the situation ahead

After the cars parked, about twenty or thirty bodyguards dressed in black stepped out, making quite the scene.

Initially, Ophelia was just curious, but then she looked upward and saw a lean figure standing atop a container.

The young man, dressed in black, had his long hair tied up, blowing in the seaside breeze. In one swift move, he leaped down

Suddenly, the sounds of fighting erupted

Gunshots echoed across the open dock, sharp and unmistakable in the empty space.

The two guards who had stopped Ophelia quickly ducked for cover.

"Damn it!" Ophelia cursed, tossing her phone aside as she floored the gas pedal, crashing through the barrier.

rang out as

plowed through the group of bodyguards in black, screeching to a halt

for the first time, Ophelia truly understood what it meant to be in a

the same time, Ophelia quickly rolled down the passenger window. "Get in she yelled. If she hadn't been driving Kenneth's car, she'd

mouth with the back of his hand, trying to push himself up with

in fast. Ophelia lowered the sun visor, pulling out a gun tucked inside. She unbuckled her seatbelt and jumped over to the passenger seat,

was streaming down Eric's pant leg, and more was gushing from his

barely managed to drag Eric into the car when the group of

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raised the gun with both hands, but just as fast, countless guns were aimed back

headlights making it

as a figure slowly walked toward Ophelia, backlit by the harsh light. All she could make out were the man's

we won't hurt you," the man said. His voice was rough, like someone

eyes gradually adjusted to the light, and she finally saw the man before her. He was a middle-aged man

asked, gripping the gun in her left hand as her right slammed the car

ring on Ophelia's ring finger. He then took a closer look at the gun she was holding and the car she was driving. "If you

confusion set in. The mafia is this easygoing? she thought. She was a bit stunned, unsure if he was being serious. She

down, the man ordered coldly. His men exchanged confused looks and wondered what

again. Only then

side, jumped into the car, started the engine, and sped off without a second thought, as if afraid they might change

the distance, one of the bearded man's bodyguards turned to him, baffled. "Ray, have you taken a liking to that woman? The guy she took just injured a bunch of our men And just like that, they let her go! "Shut up." Ray snapped, pulling out his phone. His expression softened slightly,

the line, Kenneth frowned slightly. A second later, his low, icy voice cut

no, Ray quickly explained nervously. "I recognized the car. When I got closer,

Next time, let her feel a little more accomplished," Kenneth

listening to the dial tone, suddenly full

black SUV sped down the

seat. His face was pale, his lips drained of any

but the words wouldn't come All she could do was lower the window, letting the cold.