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Chapter 229

The intense scent of roses mixed with the faint fragrance of Kenneth's perfume, the same as earlier.

'Phoebe? No way. The person Kenneth met couldn't possibly be Phoebe, Ophelia silently rejected the idea in her mind as she wondered.

"Elia, you

and Kenneth enjoy your meal. I'll leave you two alone, Phoebe said in a humble tone, quietly retreating from the private room.

Ophelia smiled slightly, waiting until Phoebe left before continuing.

Ophelia placed both hands on the wooden table, leaning forward slightly.

The warmth filled the space between her and Kenneth, and she gazed deeply into his eyes, studying him for a long while.

"What's the matter?" Kenneth asked, frowning.

Ophelia lowered her voice, propping her chin up. "Ivy came to Dellanex, didn't she?"

The only woman Ophelia could think of who Kenneth would never refuse was his aunt.

Is Ivy trying to make me misunderstand on purpose? Too bad, she's underestimated how much I trust Kenneth, Ophelia thought to herself.

"How d

lo you know?" Kenneth asked. He hadn't intended to tell her. There were many things she was better off not knowing

"Someone deliberately sent me a photo of you going to the Everland Hotel today. The perfume you're wearing is the same as Phoebe's. You wouldn't meet her alone, so... I guessed it," Ophelia explained. Ophelia looked like a little fox, her eyebrows raised in a playful, almost smug way.

Kenneth lowered his gaze, trying to catch a hint of the scent on himself, but all he could smell was seafood.

He hadn't even noticed

"Didn't you get jealous when you saw those pictures?" he asked.

Kenneth's concerns were always so unique.

"Jealous? Of course, I was. If I said I wasn't at all, I'd be lying. But I trust you. I believe you wouldn't hide something from me without a reason, right?" Ophelia said.

referring to this matter but possibly hinting

careful lately, Kenneth

in pharmaceuticals, especially poisons,

didn't know what she might

his brows furrowed even

black brim of his cap, his jaw clenched

I'll be careful. Ophelia reassured

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if Phoebe was hiding nearby eavesdropping on their conversation, so she decided to wrap up

the table, and Ophelia picked up her fork

enjoyed the sea stars

her, Kenneth maintained his usual elegance,

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Phoebe through the screen, sitting diagonally across, also

from a man

Hendrick, the man she had fired

by, Phoebe quickly stood up,

have you finished eating already?"

smiled, linking her arm with Kenneth's, not looking

efforts, they were as

you were about to

out of the company flooded back, stirring up anger in his chest. But in front of Phoebe, he

quite good. How's everything going at your company?" Phoebe

shrimp and placing them onto her plate. "It's going well,

Just

slightly red, his gaze lowered, unable to

eyes.

and Ophelia... really that

buy it. Ophelia was so proud, there was

smile, one that

wrong? Did Ophelia never see you as a friend? Or did she bully you? Tell me, and I'll help you get back at her." Hendrick blurted out, frustration

over being kicked out of the company by Ophelia, and seeing the woman he cared for seemingly enduring some kind of mistreatment just

repeatedly. "No, it's not like that. Elia is busy with her work at Dellanex University... maybe that's why she's been distant. She's

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at Dellanex University? A woman like her, with had character, could never

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