Revenge Of The Jilted Bride

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Ophelia nodded. "There's something I need to handle, but... it would be great if you could come with me. We'll be back soon."

She knew he liked feeling needed by her. It was his weakness.

Kenneth didn't say anything and placed the bowl of noodles on the coffee table. His face showed no emotions, but the tension in the air had vanished,

The delicious aroma of the noodles drifted from the bowl. Ophelia was already hungry, and sitting on the bed with such a delightful smell around made her stomach rumble. After all that morning exercise, she was already worn out.

She thought about getting out of bed but decided to stay.

"Honey, give me a hug," she said, reaching out her arms and playfully coaxing Kenneth

Kenneth glanced up, and his eyes had a deep crease that added an even more enigmatic charm to them.

He gave Ophelia a casual look, walked over to the bed, picked her up like a child, and carried her to the couch.

Ophelia was secretly pleased, wrapping her arms around the man's neck like a sly little for

This trick never failed to work.

The noodles on the table were golden and tempting, with pan-fried beef and a soft-boiled egg that made it hard not to salivate.

She first satisfied her sense of smell, taking an exaggerated deep breath.

"Smells so good." Her voice was sweet, though slightly husky.

Instant noodles with the Kenneth touch were just extraordinary.

Kenneth sat on the single-seater sofa opposite her, with his legs crossed and fingers fiddling with the ring on his ring finger ás he gazed at Ophelia in front of him.

It depended on who cooked it.

Ophelia picked up her chopsticks and started feasting, asking between bites, "Will you come with me later? The people in the slum don't trust politicians much, so it's been tough getting things settled." "Do you want me to come with you?" Kenneth asked.

"Of course." Ophelia nodded while slurping her noodles.

She could have gone by herself, but she didn't want to leave Kenneth behind, in case he overthought things. Going together

was nice.

Kenneth raised an eyebrow. "Alright."

had a

head and chuckled. She knew Kenneth always fell for this charm. She was familiar with his proud ways and played along. 10:33 Mon, 16 Dec

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best, honey,"

was good as long

you go," he

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of them went out, and Aaron drove towards the

weren't many cars heading out of the city, especially in the

their black

was a middle-aged man in his forties,

That was true.

both the assistant and the man in the back seat turned to

usually drove a low-profile car. The license plate wasn't flashy, but many people still recognized

have in the Gloomhaven that

blue tailored suit looked back once more,

eyes.

someone follow them and check the

sir," the

*****

the Gloomhaven slum, two

Clark, the government official who was responsible for the relocation, stood on one side

didn't understand what was happening. The rest were middle-aged people in their forties

want to trick us into leaving. This is ancestral land,

it can't be touched."

we can't mess with

we know if you're telling the truth? What if it's a lie, and where will

don't care about

truly have no place left to take

few young men, each holding some

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needed to protect the elders and children

and a few young people, everyone else cowered

the slum brought a foul

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spat. "This rotten place breeds nothing but troublemakers. It doesn't matter how nicely you talk, does it? A

ingrained in the

no one dared to stand up and refute it, as if they had long been used

1. it.