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. She asked, "What

to Ophelia, 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 up, and Ophelia in front of him seemed

home,

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

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

Ophelia, dressed in fine quality black pajamas, sat on the

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

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

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

over twenty years since that disaster in the shims. Many people died in

asked, "What do you

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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

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

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

his gaze and nodded

understood why the slum's coastline was permeated with 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 do

told Ophelia all this, hoping she wouldn't take the risk.

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

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

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

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

very quickly. Once one reached the point of going to the hospital, all

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

what Kenneth previously mentioned, the four families used various methods

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

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