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.

hand behind her neck and turned slightly. She

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

home,

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

had started to sprout

black pajamas, sat on the couch by

I must get approval from

had just finished his shower and was drying his hair. His grey bathrobe was loosely

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

died in it. Do you believe toxic materials were used for the

asked, "What do

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giving her goosebumps. Even without Kenneth saying anything, she

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

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

nodded slightly, silently confirming her

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

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

it wasn't the land reclamation plan that caused the disaster, what

it was the disaster that led to the land reclamation. Kenneth said, "This matter goes way back. Back then, when four

the Wright family's factory, releasing toxic gas that

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

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

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

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

real mastermind behind this disaster. There could be someone

families