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

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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 Ophelia frantically searched for

through the

and for the first time, Ophelia truly understood

rolled down the passenger window. "Get in she yelled. If she hadn't been

his eyes. He wiped the blood from his mouth with the back of his hand, trying to push himself up

inside. She

pant leg, and

had barely managed to drag Eric into the car

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with both hands, but just as

headlights making it impossible for

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

His voice was rough, like someone who'd had his throat cut during

He was a middle-aged man with a thick

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

finger. He then took a closer look at the gun she was holding and the car she was driving. "If you don't

a bit stunned, unsure if he was being serious. She kept her gun

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

and let them leave, he commanded again. Only then did the bodyguards reluctantly lower their

car, started the engine, and sped off without a second thought, as if afraid they

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, but a hint of menace remained. "Mr. Sinclair, we've got a situation here. The cargo's fine. A few

end of the line, Kenneth frowned slightly. A second later, his low,

car. When I got closer, I saw the ring on her hand.

let her feel

ended abruptly, leaving Ray listening to the dial tone, suddenly full of self-doubt. He thought,

SUV sped down the

glancing over at Eric in the passenger seat. His face was pale, his lips drained of any color, and his hand, soaked in blood, was pressed tightly against his abdomen. His chest was

could do was lower the window, letting the cold.