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. She asked, "What should we grab to eat

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

home,

red veins in Kenneth's eyes. Ophelia

started to sprout pink buds, swaying in the

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

to develop the slums, I must get approval from

loosely tied, showing his toned abs and

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

been over twenty years since that disaster in the shims. Many people died in it. Do you

"What do

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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 toxic materials

Her hair stood on end as a hill ran from her

of the people who caught a cold came back

gaze and nodded slightly, silently confirming her

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

take the risk. He thought she should realize how impossible

land reclamation

disaster that led to the land reclamation. Kenneth said, "This matter goes way back. Back then, when four powerful families ruled Dellanex, they used many

continued, "There was an explosion at the Wright family's factory,

the flu and didn't pay much

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

Carnegie and Reyes families yet. This woman from the Gilmore family is Victor's first wife. No wonder Ronan acknowledges

Combining what Kenneth previously mentioned, the four families used

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

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