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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.

hand behind her neck and turned slightly.

feet into pure white slippers Once both shoes were changed, Kenneth stood up,

home, Kenneth

the tiny red veins in Kenneth's eyes. Ophelia felt only heartache.

to

fine quality black pajamas, sat on the couch by the floor-to-ceiling window with

to develop the slums, I must get

finished his shower and was drying his hair. His grey bathrobe was loosely tied, showing his toned abs and V-line, along

down at Ophelia's feet. He exhaled

"It's been over twenty years since that disaster in the shims. Many people died in it. Do you believe

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pulled her legs back and 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

as a hill ran from her toes to

that in the winter of that year, none of the people who caught a cold came back alive from the

his gaze and nodded slightly,

why the people reacted that

risk.

land reclamation plan

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 then, when four powerful families ruled Dellanex, they used many strategies. to

continued, "There was an explosion at the Wright family's factory, releasing toxic gas that caused

people just thought it was the flu and didn't pay much attention. It wasn't until people

late. There wasn't 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 Wright

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.

mentioned, the four families used various methods to gain control over

family might not be the real mastermind behind this disaster. There could

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

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