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 asked, "What should we grab to eat

her high heels with his warm hands, slipping her feet into pure white slippers Once both

home, Kenneth

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

Rosewood Manor had started to

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

I must get approval from

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

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

years since that disaster in the shims. Many people died in it. Do you believe toxic materials were used for the land

"What do you

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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

palm. Her hair stood on end as a hill ran from

in the winter of that year, none of the people who caught

nodded slightly,

why the people reacted that way when they heard the words redevelop the slums. Kenneth asked.

take the risk. He thought she should realize how

reclamation plan that caused the disaster, what was

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,

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

it was the flu and didn't pay much attention. It wasn't

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

Carnegie and Reyes families yet. This woman from

what Kenneth previously mentioned, the four families

disaster. There could be someone

was an unspoken rule among the four major families whoever could solve this disaster would gain