Revenge Of The Jilted Bride

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Seeing Mark's silence, Ophelia gave him a cold stare and asked. Is there a problem?"

Mark stiffened under her gaze. He thought, "This stare feels so familiar. It is like a replica of Mr. Sinclair's

Ophelia instructed, 'Find out, and don't let Kenneth know."

"What? Are you asking me to betray Mr. Sinclair?" Mark asked, s eyes widened as he lowered his voice. His heart skipped at

beat.

He thought. "Betraying Mr. Sinclair would lead to severe consequences if he found out.

Ophelia frowned, her gaze towards Mark unfriendly. She said, "This isn't betrayal. You've been by his side longer than I have Haven't you noticed anything odd about him?"

Mark thought for a moment. He wondered, 'Does being more gentle count? But it is quite normal. Aren't all men in love like this?"

Before Mark could respond, Kenneth entered the room, holding a pair of slippers.

Ophelia handed all the documents to Mark and said, "I've marked everything. Send them to all the leaders' emails. Quickly!"

With the last word, Ophelia stressed her tone, making it clear she was implying something other than what had been mentioned. Mark felt a tingling sensation in his scalp. He replied, "Yes, Ms. Spencer."

As Mark walked past Kenneth with the documents, his heart leaped into his throat. Luckily, Kenneth's attention was not on

him.

and turned slightly.

crouched down, and gently removed her high heels with his warm hands, slipping her feet into pure white slippers Once both shoes were changed, Kenneth stood

go home, Kenneth

tiny red veins in Kenneth's eyes.

roses in Rosewood Manor had started to sprout pink buds, swaying in

Ophelia, dressed in fine quality black pajamas, sat on the couch by the floor-to-ceiling window

slums, I must get

bathrobe was loosely tied, showing his toned abs and V-line, along with

Ophelia's feet. He exhaled deeply and

died in it. Do you believe toxic

asked, "What

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sat up straight. The plot of The Ole Dellanes suddenly came to mind, giving her goosebumps. Even without Kenneth saying anything, she seemed to know the answer by looking into his eyes She asked,

end as a hill ran from

in the winter of that year, none of the people

lowered his gaze and nodded slightly, silently confirming her

coastline was permeated with a persistent stench and why the people reacted that way when they heard the words redevelop

all this, hoping she wouldn't take the risk. He thought she should realize how impossible her plan

asked. "If it wasn't the land reclamation plan that caused the disaster, what

it was the disaster that led to the land reclamation. Kenneth said, "This matter goes way back. Back then, when four powerful families ruled Dellanex,

the Wright family's factory, releasing toxic gas that caused widespread

didn't

of going to the hospital, all one

families were the Sinclair, Wright, Gilmore, and Huxley families. The Sinclair family solidified their position by marrying into the Gilmore family: Patrick's mother is from the Gilmore family. Ophelia thought, 'So that's how it is; back then there wasn't the Carnegie and Reyes families yet. This woman from the Gilmore family is Victor's first wife. No wonder Ronan acknowledges only Patrick as his legitimate heir Kenneth added, "The Gilmore family was sanctioned back then and fell apart. The Gilmore family is now in the city but doesn't have the strength to compete

Combining what Kenneth previously mentioned, the four families used various methods

not be the real mastermind behind this disaster. There could be someone

was an unspoken rule among the four major families whoever could solve this disaster would gain