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

Chapter 1040

Chapter 1040:

Clad only in a thin white robe loosely tied at the waist, his sculpted chest partially visible, Rhys radiated an effortless allure.

Harlee swallowed reflexively, quickly averting her gaze as her expression hardened.

At that moment, the atmosphere grew icy, cold enough to send an involuntary shiver through anyone nearby.

“What’s the meaning of this, Mr. Green?” Harlee asked.

“I felt sticky after dinner,” Rhys replied with casual indifference, the lie slipping from him effortlessly.

But Harlee wasn’t fooled. She decided not to bother with whether he intended to stay and instead focused on something Tonya had mentioned earlier about Rhys capturing Matteo.

“How did you happen to show up at the villa that day?”

“Coincidence,” Rhys replied nonchalantly, fiddling with his phone.

he

“Your answer is here.”

eyes lighting up as she scanned the screen. Rhys always

screen revealed a scene resembling a live feed from a dim cellar. The surroundings were damp and foreboding, with Matteo

face was ghostly, his expression twisted in agony, and

bullet punctures. It was evident

Lᴀtєst chαptєrs ιn g?l?ovеℓ?.??

as Harlee lifted her gaze to

delivered a brutal kick to Matteo and then pressed his heel into Matteo’s hand, grinding down mercilessly. The dim basement reverberated with

degraded, pleaded for

once-dominant eyes had dulled

quick end! I’ll give you money, everything

his enemy, but he understood they wouldn’t let him off the hook easily. To him,

Matteo? Why is he pleading for mercy now?” a

coldly and chimed in, “Hah! He looks like a filthy stray

to the last

nearly crushed. The bullets carried toxins, and

Matteo propped himself up, sinking to his knees