Revenge Of The Jilted Bride

Chapter 183

Jilted Bride 184

Chapter 184

The conversation abruptly stopped, as if Kenneth had sensed someone at the door and fell silent.

Ophelia vaguely heard someone say, "Don't let them die."

She gently knocked on the door twice and stepped inside.

The study was filled with thin whiffs of smoke.

In the dim light, a tall, striking figure stood by the window, holding a glass of whiskey in one hand and a cigarette betweer his fingers

The bottles on the bar were almost empty.

Kenneth radiated a sense of gloom, his lonely figure tugging at her heartstrings.

Kenneth slightly turned his head, his almost otherworldly profile looking shadowy and surreal in the night light from

outside.

Ophelia hadn't seen this side of Kenneth in a long while.

She wondered if this was the kind of life he lived all those years without her, under Ivy's control.

Ophelia walked over and hugged him from behind, her soft cheek resting against his back. "Why aren't you asleep yet?"

She adopted Kenneth's usual tone and questioned him,

Her voice, still thick with sleep, was unnervingly soft and captivating.

"Why are you awake?" Kenneth shot back as he turned around and pulled her into his arms.

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I couldn't sleep well without you here. Are you troubled by something?" Ophelia rested her chin on his chest, looking up at

him.

The gloom around Kenneth gradually faded as he placed the wine glass next to him. He had already put out the cigarette the moment Ophelia entered. He gently patted her head with his slender, defined hand.

Looking into her clear eyes, Kenneth wrapped his arm around her waist, burying his head in her neck. "Yes, it's bothering me. I just want to sleep with you." Ophelia was at a loss for words and let out a gentle sigh. "Can I help you take a bath? You reek of smoke, and it's not really my thing

"Okay, Kenneth agreed, holding her face as if he could lose himself at any moment, his gaze tender and brimming with

emotion

Ophelia asked, "What's wrong?"

creased

you" Kenneth embraced her, his arms gradually tightening as if he wanted to merge her with his very lones. They returned

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didn't cooperate at all. He wouldn't

chest under the black shirt and the partially

like he was a big

very obedient. In no time, he'd soaked

stunning figure was

his gaze, which seemed more

onto his head, shielding herself from his intense

long day. Let's get some

was not what she said

from his head, droplets of water running down his messy

frowned, "What do you mean? Are you worried I am too

eyes. She wouldn't dare

late.

changing. When Kenneth offered to help her change,

the blanket over them and held

whispered in

"Goodnight," said Ophelia.

chin and cold blue eyes bore a striking resemblance to the languid black

and two figures walked in

dim lighting in the room created an inexplicable sense of pressure, and it was unclear whether it stemmed from the darkness or

was

man's pleasant

head. "I'm working on

the end,

we're already working on Heloria Trade Summit backs him to become the mayor of Dellanex, our

it. I've connected

work out:

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