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

Chapter 1050

Chapter 1050:

Alarmed, Rhys stood and approached her quickly, his hand resting gently on her back.

“He’ll pull through.

Have faith.

He’s stronger than this!”

“He…” Harlee struggled to speak, her voice raw and broken.

After a long pause, she managed to ask, “How did he end up shot? How bad is it?”

“He stepped in for Ritchie, taking the bullets meant for him…” Rhys said.

sank, and for a moment,

running from an outer position to shield someone in the center would mean being hit

or six bullets at least. It was nothing short of miraculous that Bart was still alive. The fact that none of the shots had struck any vital organs was simply

Matteo and those traitors to suffer!”

stand with you,” Rhys replied without

then acted as if she hadn’t

need to

rejection. Turning to go, he tossed a sharp

determined not to sleep, I won’t hesitate to join you in

strode off without a backward glance. Was that a threat—or something else? How quickly things

3 a.m., Harlee’s eyes snapped open in the pitch-black

she bolted for the bathroom, heaving over

uneven. It took ages for her body to settle before she sank to the floor, drained. She thought she’d recovered from Rhys’ betrayal and was no longer depressed, but it seemed

legs and hearing that Bart was comatose was unbearable. The anguish stole her sleep, and when she did doze, nightmares jolted her awake, leaving her dry-heaving again. The pain felt

gasping for relief. She reached for a shore she couldn’t see, her chest burning with the effort. It was excruciatingly