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

Chapter 1402

Chapter 1402:

Nicola, slightly tipsy, had lounged on the sofa with an effortless grace that bore no hint of impropriety. Her long, soft hair had draped over her chest. She had propped her chin on her hand, her gaze slightly blurred as she smiled at everyone, her eyes twinkling with flirtatious charm.

“Start a company? If I really wanted, I could just return to the Sanderson family and realize any grand dream I have. Why take such a roundabout route? And as for men? Ha, I cherish my freedom too much to tie myself down.”

Her eyes sparkled with self-assuredness. The women around Nicola had laughed, dismissing her words as the ramblings of someone too tipsy to be serious.

Nicola hadn’t bothered to counter them, instead simply closing her eyes and drifting off to sleep on the sofa.

Later, after getting to know Nicola better, Lucius had once asked her why she hadn’t defended herself against those remarks back then. She had told him that worrying about others’ opinions was pointless, and only her own happiness mattered. He had never forgotten those words. After hearing Lucius out, Harlee was shocked to find Nicola was at the heart of the feud between Lucius and Nathaniel.

with Nicola?” Lucius, pulled from his reverie, stood before Harlee, looking down with affection. Harlee and Nicola bore such a strong resemblance. To Lucius, seeing Harlee was like seeing the daughter he and Nicola might have had. This explained why Lucius had

he immediately knew she was the lost child of the Sanderson family. Driven by a selfish desire to keep her close, he had pretended not to recognize her. He never anticipated that after all these years, she would return to the Sanderson family and ultimately end up with Rhys. Their unresolved romance led Lucius to accept Nola’s proposal for collaboration. Lucius aimed to haunt Nathaniel endlessly, to strip him of

content at

indicated he was unaware of her struggles. Remarkably, Nicola had never once mentioned Lucius until her demise, much like

Lucius was among Nicola’s numerous admirers, nor could she have envisioned that his conflict with the Green family stemmed

me, nor did she

Without Nathaniel’s intervention, Nicola and I could have grown old together, just like any

still tormented Lucius. He vividly recalled his overwhelming urge

Although she didn’t know Nicola well, she understood Nicola’s character—Nicola was not someone to be

father, and some now-deceased acquaintances and I went out for a heavy night of drinking. Everyone was drunk, except for me. I stayed alert

sorrowful look crossed Lucius’