Revenge Of The Jilted Bride (Ophelia)
Chapter 93

Ophelia rubbed her temples, silently staring at the person in the photo with a slight frown.

There were three lead roles in total-two male protagonists and female character whose screen time occupied about one-fifth of the story. The story took place in the early 2000s. One of the male leads, Aiden Grant, was a high school student. His father, Logan Grant, was a member of an underground organization. Logan was assassinated just before Aiden's University Admissions Testing.

Aiden vowed to avenge Logan, but because of Logan's shaily identity, the police refused to investigate. Aiden has no choice but to seek help from Logan's closest friend, the other male lead, Franklin Edwards.

Franklin was thirteen years older than Aiden. Initially, Franklin refused to get involved. When Aiden dropped out of school, became homeless, and started getting into street fights, Franklin stepped in. He took Aiden home and Rave him food

Franklin urged Aiden to abandon his quest for revenge. But Aiden, stubborn as ever, didn't relent. Seeing Aiden's determination, Franklin began training him in combat, gradually preparing him to become a member of the underground organization. Aiden eventually enrolled in the police academy in his pursuit of Logan's killer.

Over five years, the two form a complex bond. Their relationship became deeply emotional, with Aiden coming to see Franklin as his closest family.

However, as Aiden graduated and worked as a police officer, he unraveled more of the truth behind Logan's death. It turned out that the one who killed Logan wasn't anyone else but Franklin himself.

Franklin was willing to break any rule to protect Aiden from harm. Anyone could betray him except Aiden.

Aiden would defy justice to help Franklin, but the one person he couldn't forgive being Logan's murderer was Franklin,

Given the subtle romantic undertones between the two male leads, Ophelia needed actors with solid acting skills. She didn't need to worry about Thomas

But Rex was a wildcard. He had no acting chops, but thanks to his family's backing, no one dared to control him. Rex had debuted as a singer at 17, and by 20, he'd taken on several lead roles in films and TV shows

But his acting? Truly bad. Fans, however, didn't care and supported him no matter what. His fans were particularly against any romantic scenes, which meant that in Rex's last school drama with Emily, there wasn't even a hand-holding scene, just to avoid backlash. Ophelia thought, 'For this show, at least there are no kissing scenes to worry about, but as for Rex's acting....

She suggested. "Kevin, maybe we should reconsider the casting"

Kevin, having been absorbed in his work these past years, wasn't fully up to date with the latest happenings in the entertainment industry and had based his choices mostly on appea Ophelia said, "Let's move on to the female lead

The female lead, Freya Langley, was Aiden's senior and eventually his superior in the police force. Sharon fit the role perfectly.

Kevin had selected two actresses-Sharon and newcomer Zoe Holloway, James had also shortlisted a few more male actors, and screen tests were scheduled for the coming weekend. Meanwhile, Sungate Entertainment had begun selling off company shares.

Over the years, the company had signed several young stars who shot to fame quickly, but recently, most resources had been poured into promoting Emily, leading to dissatisfaction among other signed artists.

Several actors were already planning to leave once their contracts expired, but to keep them, Sungate had distributed portion of the company's shares to them. As for the smaller, less famous actors, couldn't afford the penalty fees for breaking their contracts, so they remained stuck.

At Christopher Tech Group, one assistant said, "We've reached out to the people you wanted. They've agreed to sell their

shares."

"Good" Ophelia replied, waiting for something to happen, wondering if it would unfold like in her past life.

"Shall we continue acquiring more shares of Sungate Entertainment?"

"Keep buying." Ophelia commanded.

Although Christopher Tech Group had yet to turn a profit, thanks to Ophelia's successful ventures in the stock market and gambling, money wasn't a problem for now

At Sungate Entertainment, it was clear to everyone that with so much happening at once, Hastings Group could barely keep itself afloat, and Sungate Entertainment was about to face major changes.

The company's actors and staff gathered in the meeting room. Theard a new shareholder is coming today"

Someone replied, "Sungate sold off 30% of its shares. Emily only holds 35. We don't know who will be in charge after thos

Someone asked, "Does this mean we'll finally get better opportunities and won't be stuck under Ms. Hastings thumb? Maybe we'll start getting the good gigs."

Someone followed. "Honestly, if they hadn't spent so much money cleaning up Ms. Hastings scandals, the company wouldn't be in this

mess

Many people nodded. "Exactly."

Their voices carried through the room, loud and clear, as if they wanted Emily to hear every word.

Emily sat at the head of the table, her head bowed. Even though she was furious, she couldn't do anything. After all, it was Nathan's shares being sold. She remained the head of Sungate "Shut your mouths!" Nathan slammed the table, glaring at the sycophants who were now mocking them.

Everyone sneered in return, scoffing at him openly.

Someone said, "Why are you yelling? Careful you don't offend the new shareholder and get yourself kicked out."

Another echoed, "I really don't understand what Mr. Hastings was thinking. The company was doing great under its former CEO, but since these they took over, it's been going downhill fast

The ones speaking were actresses who had previously been given shares. With their new power, they no longer cared about respecting Nathan.

Nathan could only grit his teeth, swallowing his anger. He thoughs, At least Emily's position is safe

Suddenly, the elevator door dinged open.

Christopher, in a perfectly tailored suit, stepped out of the elevator. He had been here before to sign the transfer of shares, and the receptionist recognized him, leading him to the meeting room. Chapter 93

Emily looked up nonchmlantly, about to stand up and greet him when she saw someone familiar standing behind Christopher.

All eyes in the room fell on the tall, gray-coated figure standing behind Christopher.

Her looks alone could easily surpass most of the women in the entertainment industry, and there was an unmistakable air of authority about her. Her hands were casually in her coat pockets, her posture straight and commanding. "Ophelia? What are you doing here? You're not welcome. Get out Nathan's eyes burned with rage, and humiliation from the day the Hastings family was kicked out of Carnegie Villa came flooding back.

Nathan thought, "How could Ophelia have managed to win Mr. Carnegie's favor as his god-granddaughter? Even Emily hasn't been that lucky, What's so special about her?'

Nathan stormed up to her, slamming his fist on the table, his voice thick with menace. "Didn't you hear me? I told you to get out. Don't make me throw you out myself!"