Revenge Of The Jilted Bride

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?"

my face creased from sleeping?' wondered

if he wanted to merge her with his very lones. They returned to the bedroom

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didn't cooperate at all. He wouldn't even unbutton his shirt,

his muscular chest under the black

took care of him like he was a big

wasn't very obedient. In no time, he'd soaked

was

gaze, which seemed

instinctively tossed the towel onto

said. "Alright, you've had a long

what

removed the towel from his head, droplets

you worried I am

almost rolled her eyes. She

really late.

changing. When Kenneth offered to help her

dressed, he pulled the blanket over

he whispered

"Goodnight," said Ophelia.

an old-fashioned mansion, a man with refined features sat in a black armchair, holding a black cat. His sharp chin and cold blue eyes bore a striking resemblance to the languid black Persian cat resting in his lap. The cat meowed. The man gently stroked the cat's

two figures walked

was unclear whether

Phoebe's voice was tinged

the task going?" the man's pleasant

her head. "I'm working

spice rose at the end, his

Heloria Trade Summit backs him to become the mayor of Dellanex, our plan to build a dock

I've connected with

work out:

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