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

her feet into pure white slippers Once both shoes were

go home, Kenneth

the tiny red veins in Kenneth's eyes. Ophelia felt only heartache. She replied,

had started to sprout pink

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

develop the slums, I

his hair. His grey bathrobe was loosely tied, showing his toned abs and V-line, along with a two-letter tattoo on his left

sat down at Ophelia's feet.

shims. Many people died in it. Do you believe toxic materials were

asked, "What do

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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 She asked, "So the land reclamation wasn't about using toxic materials but

her palm. Her hair stood on end as a hill

of that year, none of the people who caught

and nodded slightly, silently confirming her

permeated with a persistent stench and why the people reacted that way when they heard

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

reclamation plan that

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 families ruled Dellanex, they used many strategies. to

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

flu and didn't pay much attention. It wasn't until

it was 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 do was wait for the end." Ophelia asked, "The

'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

understood now. Combining what Kenneth previously mentioned, the four families used various methods to gain control over

not be the real mastermind behind this disaster. There could be someone

four major families whoever