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.

hand behind her neck and turned slightly. She asked, "What should we

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

go home, Kenneth

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

had started to sprout

sat on

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

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

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

in the shims. Many people died in it. Do you believe toxic materials were used

asked, "What do

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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 but

Her hair stood on end as a hill ran from her toes to the

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

lowered his gaze and nodded slightly, silently confirming

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

she wouldn't take the risk. He thought

reclamation plan that caused the 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 strategies. to

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

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

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: Patrick's mother is from 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

Kenneth previously mentioned, the four families

real mastermind behind this disaster. There could be someone else. But right now, none of that matters

major families whoever could solve this