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

Chapter 1229

Chapter 1229:

“If you don’t answer, I guess I’ll have to continue.” And Rhys did. Another stab came, cold and merciless.

“Ahhh…” With each stab, Matteo’s body writhed in agony, his mind screaming, “How can I answer when my jaw is dislocated? Besides, it was she who stabbed me! I didn’t shoot her!”

Matteo longed to defend himself, but Rhys had ensured his silence. Each deliberate thrust was a harsh reminder of his vulnerability, forcing him to suffer Rhys’ fury without a voice.

Until the very end, Matteo was denied even the right to speak.

Rhys’ gaze lowered as he observed Matteo staring back in despair, resembling a child stranded in the harsh winter snow, unjustly accused. Matteo seemed desperate to speak, but the freezing fear had locked his words inside him.

“Be assured, after your death, everyone linked to you will be dismantled, piece by piece!” Rhys’ voice was cold as he lifted the dagger to strike Matteo’s side once more.

to convey that anyone who dared to threaten his offspring would face his wrath even beyond the grave. Rhys sneered, “I’ll make sure your children endure immense

thrust the dagger near Matteo’s heart,

the

severed did Matteo finally shut his eyes. Even in his final moments, the palpable feeling of his heart being torn

numerous stab wounds, his

different circumstances,

rose, wiping the blood from his face with his soiled sleeve, and

eyes reddened and misted with tears, his

fingers wrapped around the handle of the dagger embedded in the ground. That last exertion had sapped all her remaining energy. She felt utterly exhausted. It was as if her spirit had detached from her body, leaving her immune to pain. Yet, seeing Rhys, who loved her so deeply, filled

and she thought she spotted

sprinted forward and caught Harlee just as

been ages since she’d heard that nickname. It sounded so sweet… She longed to hear it just once more… She then decided against joining Christopher and