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

Chapter 1194:

“Why are you crying?”

She locked eyes with him, her gaze frozen in disbelief. She knew her red, puffy eyes gave her away.

Denying it was pointless, but admitting the truth felt impossible. Instead, she changed the subject.

“What made you come over all of a sudden?”

Rhys didn’t answer or show any anger.

He just leaned back in the seat, staring ahead as if lost in his own thoughts.

Thinking he was upset about her following him, Harlee blurted out nervously, “I wasn’t trying to spy on you! The bounty on the assassin list hasn’t been fully removed yet. I was worried someone might target you.”

Rhys remained silent.

Her fingers dug into the steering wheel, her knuckles pale with tension. She murmured, “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have followed you without saying anything. I’ll have Hamilton come get you…”

a little faith in me?” Rhys cut her off, his eyes drifting to her white-knuckled

voice catching as she

turned his eyes away, staring ahead into

old Rhys,

current version of me a chance? I’m not any less than he was. Whatever he could offer you, I

process his words. The day had been too much of

content

are you trying to say?” she asked, her tone as blank as her

her, his face showing the faintest hint of

so

deepened, the words not sinking

“How am I annoying?”

ruffled her hair with

You’re a little fool who is always looking out for me in that sweet, clueless way, never quite catching

eyes looked up at him, but she stayed

he unbuckled her seatbelt and gently pulled

saying is this: can you wait for me? I might not be the Rhys you want right now, but I swear I’ll fight to be the man you fell in