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

her feet into pure white

go home,

eyes. Ophelia felt only

roses in Rosewood Manor had started to sprout pink buds, swaying in

dressed in fine quality black pajamas, sat on the couch by the

develop the slums, I must get approval from the president,

had just finished his shower and was drying his hair. His grey bathrobe was loosely

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

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

asked, "What do you

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pulled her legs back and sat 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

nails into her palm. Her hair stood on end as a hill ran from her toes to the top

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

gaze and nodded slightly, silently confirming

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

wouldn't take the risk. He thought she should

wasn't the land reclamation plan that

always thought that the land reclamation project caused the disaster. She never considered that it was the disaster that led to the land reclamation. Kenneth said, "This

the Wright family's factory, releasing toxic

flu and didn't pay much attention. It wasn't

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

then there wasn't the Carnegie and Reyes families yet. This woman from the Gilmore family is

understood now. Combining what Kenneth previously mentioned, the four families used various methods to gain control over port

not be the real mastermind behind this disaster.

unspoken rule among the four major families