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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.

neck and turned slightly. She asked, "What should we grab to

slipping her feet into pure white slippers Once both shoes were changed, Kenneth stood up, and

go home,

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

had started to sprout pink

quality black pajamas, sat on the couch by the floor-to-ceiling window with a laptop on her

the slums, I must get

finished his shower and was drying his hair. His grey bathrobe was loosely tied,

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

the shims. Many people died in it. Do you believe toxic materials were used for the land reclamation

asked, "What

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anything, she seemed to know the answer by looking into

end as

of the people who caught a cold came back alive from the

nodded

with a persistent stench and why the people reacted

take the risk.

wasn't the land reclamation plan

it was the disaster that led to the land reclamation. Kenneth said, "This matter goes way

continued, "There was an explosion at the Wright family's factory, releasing toxic gas that caused

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

to the hospital, all one could do

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 city but doesn't have the strength to compete with the current

mentioned, the four families used various methods to

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

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

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