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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.

lazily placed one hand behind her neck and turned slightly. She asked, "What

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

home, Kenneth

Kenneth's eyes. Ophelia felt only heartache. She replied,

had started to sprout pink buds, swaying

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

I must get approval

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

feet.

Many people died in it. Do you believe toxic materials were used for the land reclamation project?" Chapter

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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 into his eyes She asked, "So the land reclamation

Her hair stood on end as a

book mentioned that in the winter of that year, none of the people who caught

nodded slightly, silently confirming her

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

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

the land reclamation

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

"There was an explosion at the Wright family's factory, releasing

the flu and didn't pay

going to the hospital, all one could do was wait for the end." Ophelia asked, "The Wright family?" It was the first time she had heard of this

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

mentioned, the four families used various

the real mastermind behind this disaster. There could be someone else. But right now, none

among the four major families whoever could solve this disaster would gain control

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