Revenge Of The Jilted Bride (Ophelia)
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Upon seeing the look Owen shot at him, Harry broke out in a colil sweat. His face turned deathly pale. "Dad, I

Before Harry could finish, Paul hurried over, "Mr. Owen, I just got off the phone with Rosewood Manor. They said."

Paul glanced at Heather before continuing. "Apparently, when Mrs. Hastings visited Rosewood Manor, she said the Hastings family no longer needed the rest of the money"

"What?" Owen furrowed his brow and shot a fiery look at Heather, who was sitting on the couch. His eyes practically blazed with rare.

Heather quickly explained, "I... I didn't say that. You can't blame everything on me. Yes, I went to Rosewood Manor, but it was for Emily's endorsement deal. He made it clear from the start that he wasn't going to pay the rest. Even if I hadn't gone. he would've found a way to back out."

Owen pointed a trembling finger at Heather, too furious to speak, and turned back to Harry. "You, go to the bank and take out a loan under your name. Keep the company running for now. As for Rosewood Manor....

"Dad, I already took out a loan for stocks," Harry confessed through gritted teeth

"Then pull the money out of the market, Owen snapped as if the solution was obvious.

Harry hung his head, beads of sweat dripping down his face. "I. I can't pull it out."

The money was all gone. Starting last Friday, every stock had nosedived. This morning, several of them had completely crashed, and others were locked in a limit-down freeze. It was impossible to retrieve anything. To make matters worse, the so-called Stock Deity was unreachable, as if she'd vanished into thin air. Harry's secretary had tried tracking her down, but there was no sign of her anywhere.

Owen pressed his hand to his forehead, and his breathing labored. "How much did you

borrow?"

"Seven..." Harry stammered.

"Seventy thousand dollars?"

"Seven million dollars, Harry whispered, his voice barely audible

"What! Seven million dollars? Are you out of your mind?" Owen roared, his eyes bulging in disbelief. He slapped Harry so hard that his glasses flew off. "You took out a seven-million-dollar loan to gamble on stocks? What were you thinking?"

"I... I was tricked. I was just trying to make up for the company's loss on the land. Dad, what are we going to do?" Harry's voice was trembling with panic.

Owen clutched his chest, gasping for air. He had always thought Harry was level-headed and cautious. He never expected. Harry to pull something like this.

Seeing the situation, Nathan quickly confessed about his own loan to finance the movie.

Owen looked at them one by one, his anger reaching a boiling point. He let out a bitter laugh. "So now I replace out the Hastings family is nothing but an empty shell. Heather, look at these two fine sons you've raised"

Heather, who had been scared, suddenly straightened up. "Owen, what do you mean? Are they only my responsibility? Don't forget, when you started your business from scratch, it was my family that gave you the funds to get off the ground. Now that my family's struggling, this is how you repay me? Owen, you heartless man

As she spoke, Heather lunged at Owen, grabbing his collar, tugging, and sobbing in frustration.

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Annoyed, Owen raised his hand and slapped her to the ground. Shrew!"

The couple continued to argue. Heather's cries rang out in waves while the entire household descended into chaos, Just then, Emily's phone rang. It was a call from the company telling her to check the internet immediately

Emily opened up Twitter and soon was inundated with hashtags Top Editor Elliot Accused of Copyright Infringement", "Elliot Stole Multiple Scripts from Kevin", "Sungate Entertainment Aided in the Crime", and "Silverline Media to Pursue Legal Action" In an instant, the internet was ablaze with outrage toward Sungate Entertainment and Elliot.

One netizen commented: [I can't believe Elliot turns out to be this kind of person. Just a few days ago, he was swearing that Kevin had stolen his work, and now we replace out he is the thief all along.Il

One netizen replied: [They are turning black into white. This is classic Sungate Entertainment behavior.]

Someone echoed: [Go, Silverline Media! Get justice!]

Emily had no idea what had happened. She clicked on the video and was dumbfounded. She thought, 'Could anyone self-incriminate so clearly?"

She immediately called Elliot to demand an explanation, but Elliot was just as baffled. He had searched his entire office and combed through all the surveillance footage, but there was no clue as to how that video had leaked. It was like a nightmare come true.

Meanwhile, Nathan had also seen the headlines. Everything was collapsing all at once, leaving no time to catch their breath.

"Emily, you need to release a statement right now and put all the blame on me," Nathan said firmly, staring at her with determination. There was no other option left.

"Nathan... Emily hesitated.

"Just listen to me," Nathan added. "If that's not enough, sell off my shares and use the funds to cover Hastings Group's losses?

They all knew it. If the Hastings family fell, there would be nothing left for any of them.

Nathan gave Emily's shoulder a squeeze, his eyes filled with silent affection. He knew someone had to take the fall for this.

Meanwhile, at Silverline Media, they seized the moment and officially began preparations for the filming of With Love as My Cause

"We really ought to thank Sungate Entertainment for this," James said, rubbing his hands together gleefully. "If they hadn't spent so much money stirring up the buzz around this, our film wouldn't be getting half this much attention." James looked at Ophelia, feeling as though he had struck gold. But Ophelia and Kevin were busy reviewing the casting shortlist, paying no attention to him.

"Elia." James cleared his throat, trying to draw some attention.

Ophelia glanced up at him briefly. She didn't particularly like anyone outside her close circle calling her "Elia".

"I was wondering what do you two think about me playing the role of Franklin Edwards? It could save us some money on casting a male lead, James suggested, trying to sound casual

Ophelia gave him a quick once-over. "We're not so strapped for cash that we need to cut actor fees"

James looked a bit embarrassed and turned to Kevin instead. "So, Kevin, what do you think? Do you think I'm a good fit?"

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Kevin scratched his car awkwardly. "To be honest, I don't think you're a great match for the role. Franklin's character is supposed to be 81, and you...you're just...a bit too far off the mark

In other words, Kevin was calling James too old. James got the hint, but still, he felt a bit slighted. He thought, 'Sure. I am older, but I have my fair share of middle-aged female fans too, don't I?' Kevin pulled out a profile from the stack. "I think this guy would be a better fit

It was the same person Ophelia had been considering, Thomas. His height, looks, and acting skills were all on point. Plus, he was currently free, with no other projects scheduled at Silverline, so his availability wouldn't be an issue.

"What about the other male lead? Who do you have in mind for that role?" James asked, unable to contain his curiosity. He knew Kevin had more say in the casting decisions than he did, even though he was both the investor and the director. The fact that James, as the one holding the purse strings, had to defer to Ophelia still baffled him.

Kevin casually pulled out an extremely perfunctory profile card from a lot of materials.

James choked on his spit. "You've got to be kidding. The guy can't act to save his life. Sure, he's got the looks, but he's utterly useless otherwise. His temper is bad. No way, not a chance. If you cast him, you'll ruin the whole show," 15:37 Tue, Nov 12

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