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 we grab to

slipping her feet into pure white slippers Once

home, Kenneth

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

Manor had started to sprout

fine quality black pajamas, sat on the couch by the floor-to-ceiling window

the slums, I must get

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

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

died in it. Do you believe toxic materials were used for the land reclamation project?" Chapter

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

end as a hill ran from her toes to the top of

that year, none of the people who caught a cold

his gaze and nodded

the people reacted that way when they heard the words redevelop the slums. Kenneth asked. "Are you still insisting to

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

land reclamation plan that caused the disaster, what

always thought that 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 families ruled Dellanex, they used many strategies. to control the

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

happened during winter, so at first, people just thought it was the flu and didn't

very quickly. Once one reached the point of going to the hospital, all one could do was wait for the end." Ophelia asked, "The Wright family?" It was 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 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

previously mentioned, the four families used various

might not be the real mastermind behind this disaster. There

among the four major families whoever could solve this disaster would gain control