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.”

her eyes lighting up as she scanned the screen.

screen revealed a scene resembling a live feed from a dim

face was ghostly, his expression twisted in agony, and his breaths

was shredded, riddled with bullet punctures. It was evident he

Lᴀtєst chαptєrs ιn g?l?ovеℓ?.??

Harlee lifted her gaze to speak, a figure entered

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

utterly degraded,

once-dominant eyes had dulled to

end! I’ll give you money, everything

torment and gunfire had worn him to the brink. Matteo didn’t know the identity of his enemy, but he understood

Why is he pleading for mercy

coldly and chimed in, “Hah!

to the

crushed. The bullets carried toxins, and only his resilience had

strength, Matteo propped himself up,