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.

behind her neck and turned slightly. She asked, "What should

removed her high heels with his warm hands, slipping her feet into pure white slippers Once both shoes were changed, Kenneth stood up, and Ophelia in front of him

go home, Kenneth

Kenneth's eyes. Ophelia felt only

Rosewood Manor had started to sprout

pajamas, sat on the couch by the floor-to-ceiling window

the slums, I must

was loosely tied, showing his toned

Ophelia's feet. He

the shims. Many people died in it. Do you

asked, "What do you

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Kenneth saying anything, she

end as a hill ran from

of that year, none of

lowered his gaze and nodded

and why the people

take the risk. He

the land reclamation plan that caused the disaster, what

the land reclamation project caused the disaster. She never considered that it was the disaster that led to the land reclamation. Kenneth said, "This matter goes way back. Back

was an explosion at the Wright family's

at first, people just thought it was the flu and didn't pay much attention. It wasn't until people started dying

any effective medicine and the illness progressed very quickly. Once one reached the point of going to the hospital, all one could do was wait for the end." Ophelia asked, "The

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

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

disaster. There could be someone

four major families whoever could solve this disaster would gain control of all the port's transportation routes