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

Chapter 1008

Chapter 1008:

A sly grin curved Rhys’ mouth, his voice low and provocative as he asked, “You want me to betray my girlfriend for you? What’s in it for me? Care to offer something in return?”

Harlee froze, her thoughts scattering.

For a brief, irrational moment, she felt the urge to hit him. Shameless. This man was utterly shameless.

He wanted to make out with her? Dream on!

However, as Harlee’s gaze drifted downward, she couldn’t help but notice his toned abdomen. She found herself swallowing at the sight of his taut abs. What a waste. With a body like that, he might have been tempting—if only his personality wasn’t so rotten!

The room was dim, heavy with an unspoken tension. Rhys’ eyes fixed on Harlee, who watched him silently. Without a word, he pulled her into his embrace, his lips descending toward hers.

lips could touch, Harlee raised her hand,

“Tainted.”

froze, a flicker of sorrow crossing his

meant. She assumed he had been intimate with

was that from the very start, he

Anika had stopped at

had stayed with her only to dismantle her network

felt nothing for her—not even a

and Rhys, usually so composed, couldn’t hide the brief flicker of

thought his pause was due to unfulfilled longing. She stood, switched on her phone’s flashlight, and approached the table by the

and a lighter, she turned

a slow drag before returning to Rhys.

to

a deep drag, the smoke swirling around him, his frustration easing as his mind

and saw Harlee casually rummaging through the hidden room’s contents.

a blueprint?” he