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

Chapter 912:

Noel asked, “Rhys, are you really going to back down?” A soft, nasal sound came through, followed by the mechanical click of the call ending.

Unable to utter the word “give up,” Rhys had chosen this method to express his determination to Noel.

Harlee was everything to him. If possible, he would never let go of her hand.

But now, he had no choice but to back down.

Inside the private dining room, Harlee hadn’t received the response she had hoped for, and her mood was fluctuating. It wasn’t until Noel appeared that she managed to compose herself, masking her anxiety with a display of normalcy.

“How did you know to leave garlic out of my dish?” Harlee glanced at Noel, her expression uncertain, as if she couldn’t decide whether to direct her question at him or the chef.

The head chef parted his lips, about to offer another explanation, but realizing it would require yet another fabrication, he chose to remain silent instead.

Noel, sitting calmly next to Harlee, observed the untouched plates.

haven’t you started eating yet?” he asked,

when I reserved this room,

bit distracted, “I

that?” Noel

dismissing her earlier thought, and offered a smile to the

you, the

you

“If you need nothing further,

stealthily lingering outside, caught a fleeting glimpse of Harlee, the woman he had missed so intensely, through the

an intense, unbearable pain gripped it, making each beat

end of his hopes with the woman he cherished so deeply. Yet, Rhys harbored no regrets. The thought of Harlee’s happiness, even with another by her side, was a consolation he

dining room door closed, a cheerful voice called out from behind,

and reverted to his usual self-assured

linked her arm through

“Why choose this place?”