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.

lazily placed one hand behind her neck and turned slightly. She asked, "What should we grab to eat

up 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

go home,

red veins in Kenneth's eyes. Ophelia

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

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

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

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

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

added, "It's been over twenty years since that disaster in the shims. Many people died in it. Do you believe toxic materials were used

asked, "What do

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The Ole Dellanes suddenly came to mind, giving her goosebumps. Even without Kenneth saying anything, she seemed to know the answer by looking

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

that year, none of the

lowered his gaze and nodded slightly, silently

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

hoping she wouldn't take the risk. He thought she should

land reclamation plan that caused the disaster, what

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

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 started dying from 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, all one could

family. Ophelia thought, 'So that's how it is; back then there wasn't the Carnegie and Reyes families yet. This woman

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

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

among the four major families whoever could solve