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.

as Ophelia frantically

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

truly understood what

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

of hair covering one of his eyes. He wiped the blood from his mouth with the back of his hand, trying to push himself up with one knee, only to collapse again. "W-watch out."

pulling out a gun tucked inside. She unbuckled her

red blood was streaming down Eric's pant leg, and more was gushing

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

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both hands, but just as fast, countless guns were

up, its blinding headlights making

figure slowly walked toward Ophelia, backlit by the harsh

over, and we won't hurt you," the man said. His voice was rough, like someone who'd had his throat cut during puberty and never fully recovered, carrying a gritty

the light, and she finally saw the man before her. He was a middle-aged man with a thick beard, around forty years old. His sharp, hawk-like eyes fixed

I don't?" Ophelia asked, gripping the gun in her left hand as her right slammed

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 don't

was a bit

coldly. His men exchanged confused looks and wondered what was

again. Only then did

side, jumped into the car, started the engine, and sped off without a

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

the line, Kenneth frowned slightly. A second

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

her feel a little more accomplished," Kenneth

the dial tone,

black SUV sped down

glancing over at Eric in the passenger seat. His face was pale, his lips drained of any color, and his hand, soaked in

wanted to say something, but the words wouldn't come All she could do was lower the window, letting the cold. wind rush in. "Stay with