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

Chapter 1078

Chapter 1078:

Noel allowed himself a bitter smirk. Of course, she hadn’t noticed. She never had—not his unease, nor the deeper feelings he had carried for her all these years. Why would she pick up on it now? Plus, his decision was already made, wasn’t it? He ought to embrace it with joy.

Holding onto that thought, Noel managed to muster a faint smile.

Harlee was consumed with worry over Rhys’ abrupt disappearance.

“He’s gone missing,” she replied, her voice tinged with sorrow.

“Missing?” Surprise flickered across Noel’s face.

Had Rhys neutralized the threats against Harlee already?

Noel wrestled with his feelings.

motion, he might not survive it. Torn about whether to disclose the full truth, Noel chose silence as they

stopped just as Harlee was about to sit. Without warning, he wrapped her

didn’t resist. She trusted Noel, though his sudden

held her tightly, silently cherishing the closeness. When he finally released her, his eyes

might not realize this, but I’ve been in

on Harlee’s face. Love? Her? For three years? She understood each word he spoke, yet putting

more fiction

was gentle, his

that long. I really don’t know why I felt this way. It began as merely fulfilling a promise to a friend—to take care of you, to be both

then, I found myself unable to resist

promise to a friend” triggered an image of Rhys in Harlee’s

She didn’t reciprocate Noel’s feelings, yet she

in pain over Rhys didn’t make me jealous. It just broke my heart. Perhaps because he was the one who asked