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

Chapter 1277

Chapter 1277:

Despite his protest, Goodwin interjected, “Kid, you don’t have to pretend to be strong.”

Goodwin caught his gaze.

Dario reluctantly resumed sitting and said quietly yet assertively, “I’m not a kid. I’m already fifteen.”

“You still need medical care at fifteen,” Goodwin said while tending to Dario’s injuries.

Dario observed the process in a haze, puzzled about Tonya’s sudden disappearance and equally mystified by Harlee’s unexpected arrival on the island. Yet, at that moment, he felt an overwhelming sense of joy. Goodwin efficiently cleaned and dressed the wounds in under ten minutes. Goodwin turned to Harlee. “Mrs. Green, given the basic tools at my disposal, I’ve managed to only treat the surface injuries. We’ll need to take care of the rest on the cruise ship.”

Harlee gave a nod and offered her hand to Dario. “Are you able to walk? Would you prefer to come with us for a walk or rest aboard the cruise ship?”

compared to his own dirt-underlaid nails. He swiftly got to his feet and said, “I can

walked, Dario stayed close

yourself in stories

asked with as much bravery as he could gather. He was certain that Tonya wouldn’t abandon them, but the fear of receiving bad news still

expression. “Tonya has passed

loss for words. He grasped the meaning of each word individually, yet together they formed a truth he couldn’t digest. He struggled to accept it. Tonya was both powerful

to hold them back. He wouldn’t have accepted this from anyone else, but it was Harlee who spoke of Tonya’s fate.

soothingly tousled his hair. “It’s alright. Tonya remains

you take me away from here? I wish to

as he felt obligated to

her smile gentle. “Do you see those I’ve brought along? They’re here to establish a farmhouse restaurant on the island. It’s

hardly daring to believe such a possibility. “We can freely come and go

Harlee assured,