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 should

feet into pure white

go home, Kenneth

Kenneth's eyes.

started to sprout pink buds, swaying

sat on

I must get approval from the

was loosely tied, showing his toned abs and V-line, along

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

since that disaster in the shims. Many people died

"What

286%

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

nails into her palm. Her hair stood on end as a hill

none of the people who caught a cold

nodded slightly, silently confirming her

finally understood why the slum's coastline was permeated with a persistent stench and why the people reacted that

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

land reclamation plan that caused the

reclamation. Kenneth said, "This matter goes way back. Back then, when four powerful families ruled Dellanex, they used many strategies.

the Wright family's

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

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

then, the four families were the Sinclair, Wright, Gilmore, 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

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

be the real mastermind behind this disaster. There could be someone else. But right now, none of

in the day, there was an unspoken rule among the four major families