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.

out as Ophelia frantically

her foot pressing the gas pedal to the floor, Ophelia plowed through the group of bodyguards in black, screeching

the car, and for the first time, Ophelia truly understood what it meant

"Get in she yelled. If

from his mouth with the back of his hand, trying to push himself up with one knee, only to collapse again. "W-watch

She unbuckled her seatbelt and

down Eric's pant

had barely managed to drag Eric into

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

rolled up, its blinding headlights making it impossible for Ophelia to

backlit by the harsh

said. His voice was rough, like someone who'd had his

saw the man before her. He was a middle-aged man with a thick beard, around forty

I don't?" Ophelia asked, gripping the gun in her left hand as her right slammed the car door shut, keeping Eric

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

eyes faded, but confusion set in. The mafia is this easygoing? she thought. She was a bit stunned, unsure if he was being serious. She kept her gun raised, not daring to lower it

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

let them leave, he commanded again. Only then did the

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

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

Kenneth frowned slightly. A second later, his low, icy voice cut through. "Was

recognized the car. When I got closer, I saw the ring on her hand. It's yours. So, I

her feel a little more

abruptly, leaving Ray listening to the dial tone, suddenly full of

sped down the empty

of any color, and his hand, soaked in blood, was

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