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 slightly.

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

go home,

tiny red veins in Kenneth's eyes. Ophelia

Rosewood Manor had started to sprout pink buds, swaying in

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

"So, to develop the slums, I

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

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

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

asked, "What

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plot of The Ole Dellanes suddenly came to mind, giving her goosebumps. Even without Kenneth saying anything, she seemed to know the answer by

stood on end as a hill

that in the winter of that year, none of the people who caught a cold came back alive

gaze and nodded slightly, silently

slum's coastline was permeated 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 to do

take the risk. He thought she should realize how impossible her

"If it wasn't the land reclamation plan

reclamation. Kenneth said, "This matter goes

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

during winter, so at first, people just thought it was the flu and didn't pay much attention. It wasn't

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

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

the four families used various methods to gain

disaster. There could be someone else. But right now, none of that matters

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