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.

turned slightly. She

removed her high heels with his warm hands, slipping her feet into pure white slippers Once both shoes were changed, Kenneth stood

home, Kenneth

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

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

fine quality black pajamas, sat on the couch

slums, I

was loosely tied, showing

feet. He exhaled deeply and glanced at Ophelia

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

"What

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her legs back 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

on end as a hill ran from her toes to the

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

and nodded

moment, Ophelia finally understood why the slum's coastline was permeated with a persistent stench and why the people

wouldn't take the risk. He thought she should realize how impossible

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

the 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 way back. Back then, when four powerful

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

the flu and didn't pay much attention. It wasn't until people started dying from

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

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 the strength

Kenneth previously mentioned, the four

the real mastermind behind this disaster. There could be

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