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

Chapter 939:

Nonetheless, with Rhys’s next words, Anika quickly wrote it off as mere jealousy from a romantic rival.

“Miss Sanderson, I’d appreciate it if you didn’t look at my girlfriend that way. I admit I haven’t reached out in the last three years, and that’s on me, not Anika. Please don’t direct your feelings at her.”

Harlee quickly shifted her gaze away from scrutiny to one of seeming jealousy.

As she expected, Anika’s defensive expression softened immediately.

Harlee pondered whether Rhys was aware that she was investigating Anika. Was his interjection a subtle caution to her to remain unnoticed? But why…

Harlee couldn’t piece it together, much like the confusion she had felt two nights prior. She felt as though she was overlooking something crucial.

With her mind in turmoil, Harlee decided to seek a quiet place to collect herself, especially since she still needed to talk to Margo.

declared, “I’ll think about

Think about what? Whether to continue harboring resentment toward

could voice her thoughts, Rhys interjected protectively, “Miss Sanderson, if you continue to treat Anika unfairly, then I’m afraid I’ll have to

whatever.” With that, Harlee

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now, in Anika’s presence, he called her formally “Miss Sanderson.” He even went as far as threatening her to defend Anika.

Harlee might have questioned whether Rhys had betrayed her, but the recent

intensified, convincing her that Rhys was involved in some undisclosed scheme. It wasn’t that she was blindly

sense. The man who had once loved her deeply—enough to risk his life—had suddenly ceased his affections and fallen for another.

wasn’t looking, his gaze toward her held the same deep

Rhys directly would be nearly impossible, so she decided on a

a significant force, nearly on par with Matteo’s influence in Uwhor, and it appeared