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

to Ophelia, crouched down, and gently removed her high heels with his warm hands, slipping her feet into pure white slippers Once both shoes were changed, Kenneth stood up, and Ophelia in front of him seemed much

home, Kenneth

veins in Kenneth's eyes. Ophelia felt

in Rosewood Manor had started to

sat on the couch by the floor-to-ceiling window with a laptop on her

asked, "So, to develop the slums, I must

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

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

the shims. Many people died in

asked, "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

hair stood on end as a hill ran from her toes

the winter of that year, none of the

gaze and nodded slightly, silently confirming her

with a persistent stench and why the people reacted that way when they heard the words redevelop the slums. Kenneth asked. "Are you still insisting

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

it wasn't the land reclamation plan that caused the disaster, what

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,

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

by then, 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,

and Reyes families yet. This woman from the

mentioned, the four families used various methods to gain control over

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

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