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

removed her high heels with his warm hands, slipping her feet into

home,

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

Rosewood Manor had started to sprout pink buds,

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

the slums, I must get approval from the president,

His grey bathrobe was loosely tied,

at Ophelia's feet. He exhaled

died in it.

"What do

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Kenneth saying anything, she seemed to know the answer by looking into his eyes She asked, "So the

stood on end as a hill ran from her toes to the top of

of that year, none of the people who caught a cold

nodded slightly, silently confirming her

that moment, Ophelia finally understood why the slum's coastline was permeated with a persistent stench and why the people reacted that way when they heard the words redevelop the slums.

wouldn't take the risk. He thought she

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

disaster that led to the land reclamation. Kenneth said, "This matter goes way back. Back then, when four powerful

at the Wright family's

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

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

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

four families used various

this disaster. There could be

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