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.

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

gently 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

eyes. Ophelia felt only heartache. She

started to sprout pink buds, swaying

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

"So, to develop the slums, I must get approval

hair. His grey bathrobe was loosely tied, showing his toned

"Yes" He sat down at Ophelia's feet. He exhaled deeply and glanced at

over twenty years since that disaster in the shims. Many people died in it. Do you believe toxic materials were used for the land

asked, "What

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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

her nails into her palm. Her hair stood on end as a hill ran from her toes to the top of her

year, none of the

his gaze and nodded slightly, silently confirming her

a persistent stench and why the people reacted that way when they heard the words redevelop the slums. Kenneth asked. "Are you still insisting to

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

wasn't the land reclamation plan that caused

considered that it was the disaster that led to the land reclamation. Kenneth said, "This

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

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

too late. There wasn't any effective medicine and the illness progressed very quickly. Once one reached the point of going to the hospital,

Reyes families yet. This woman from the Gilmore

four families

family might not be the real mastermind behind this disaster. There could be someone else. But right now, none of

"Back in the day, there was an unspoken rule among the four major families whoever could solve this disaster would gain control of all