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.

her neck and turned

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

go home, Kenneth

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

Manor had started to sprout pink buds, swaying in the

on the couch by the

"So, to develop the slums, I must get approval from the president,

bathrobe was loosely tied, showing his

replied. "Yes" He sat down at Ophelia's feet.

people died in it. Do

"What do you

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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

dug her nails into her palm. Her hair stood on end as a hill ran from her toes to

none of the people who caught a cold came back alive from the

gaze and nodded

permeated with a persistent stench and why the people reacted that way when they heard the words redevelop the slums. Kenneth

all this, hoping she wouldn't take the risk. He thought

reclamation plan that caused the disaster,

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

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

just thought it was the flu and didn't pay much attention. It wasn't until people started dying from it that everyone

the hospital, all one could do was wait for the end." Ophelia asked, "The Wright family?" It was the first time she had

'So that's how it is; back then there wasn't the Carnegie and Reyes families yet.

mentioned, the four families used

meant the Wright family might not be the real mastermind behind this disaster. There could be someone else. But right now, none of that

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