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…”

in me?” Rhys cut her

voice catching as she glanced

away, staring ahead into

know you’re waiting for the old Rhys,

any less than he

had been too much of an emotional

content at

you trying to say?” she asked, her tone

his face showing the faintest hint

are so annoying,

confusion only deepened, the words

“How am I annoying?”

ruffled her hair with

always looking out for me in that sweet,

at him, but

her seatbelt and

you wait for me? I might not be the Rhys you want right now, but I swear I’ll fight to