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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 at something

careful lately,

in pharmaceuticals, especially poisons, and her methods

might do

thought, his brows furrowed even

the black brim of his

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on their conversation, so she decided to wrap up the

table, and Ophelia picked up her fork and

sea stars and snails, Ophelia felt

to her, Kenneth maintained his

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Ophelia spotted Phoebe through the screen, sitting diagonally across, also eating

sitting across from a man

she had fired from her design company. Ophelia was surprised to

stood up,

have you finished

meal," Ophelia smiled, linking

were as

you were about to

of being kicked out of the company flooded back, stirring up anger in his chest. But in front of Phoebe, he forced himself to suppress it. "Ms. Davidson, I'm

is quite good. How's everything

them onto her plate. "It's going well, thanks to

be so formal. Just call me Phoebe," she

turned slightly red, his gaze lowered, unable to meet

eyes.

are you and Ophelia... really

proud, there was no way she saw Phoebe as a

hesitated, her lips curling into a forced smile, one that

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

gotten over being kicked out of the company by Ophelia, and seeing the woman he cared for seemingly enduring some kind of mistreatment just made him feel worse.

her head repeatedly. "No, it's not like that. Elia is busy with her work at Dellanex University... maybe

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