Celestial Queen: Revenge Is Sweet When You’re A Zillionaire Heiress

Chapter 757:

By the end, Harlee had polished off nearly the entire dish.

After washing up again, Rhys studied her thoughtfully before speaking.

“Lee… This morning, I mentioned wanting to tell you about my parents.”

Harlee placed her utensils down, her expression softening.

“I’m listening.”

With a calm demeanor, Rhys said, “If not for my grandfather’s persistence, I might not have maintained even a superficial relationship with them.”

Rhys’ parents cared for him but valued their independence above all else. When Nathaniel offered to take over raising Rhys, they quickly agreed.

kid. Yet, every attempt to bond with them was met with rejection. Over time, he stopped trying, retreating into himself,

and Belinda tried to repair their broken relationship, but by then, Rhys had no interest in rekindling a connection that felt

recounting a story unrelated to him. Yet, Harlee detected a subtle ache beneath his composed

light, his expression seemed distant, and Harlee felt a pang of empathy. She reached for his hand, her lashes

within Rhys, though he couldn’t fully name it. Was it

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met in silence, an unspoken but firm bond forming in that quiet exchange. In that fleeting moment, they understood each other perfectly

silently resolved to do something meaningful for

then, Rhys’ phone

answered it, and the person on the other end said sharply, “Mr. Green, for now, Clive Schneider and

in Uwhor but may be hiding in Mogluylia, plotting something against Miss Sanderson. Should we prepare

quite murderous. With a grim expression, he replied, “I see. Tell Clive and

we assign additional personnel

Rhys replied