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.

interface, he tossed the phone

“Your answer is here.”

as she scanned the screen. Rhys always knew what she wanted to

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

was ghostly, his expression twisted in

was shredded, riddled with bullet punctures. It was evident

Lᴀtєst chαptєrs ιn g𝒶l𝑛ovеℓ𝑠.𝑎𝓂

to speak, a

boots delivered a brutal kick to Matteo and then pressed his heel into Matteo’s hand, grinding down

degraded,

sharp, once-dominant eyes had dulled to

end! I’ll give you money, everything you want. Just kill me!” His voice

him to the brink. Matteo didn’t know the identity of his enemy, but

Matteo? Why is he pleading

chimed in, “Hah!

clinging to

a filthy stray…” His spirit was nearly crushed. The bullets carried toxins, and only his resilience had kept him from spiraling

strength, Matteo propped himself up, sinking