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

Chapter 1406

Chapter 1406:

Lost in his contemplations, Lucius momentarily forgot about Harlee.

His eyes narrowed with cunning, and he commanded in a chilling tone, “Stop right there!”

A barely noticeable smile flickered at the corner of Nathaniel’s lips as he paused. He turned and fixed Lucius with a deep look, perfectly portraying a pitiful demeanor.

Lucius suppressed the disgust in his heart, his eyebrows raised, his tone urgent.

“You mentioned not needing to wait until death to speak with Nicola. Do you know something about her whereabouts?”

Nathaniel could barely contain his delight at the question. His plan was working. The bait was taken, and now Rhys could search for Harlee without any worries.

Nathaniel had strategized well before coming here—provoking Lucius before leading him to inquire about Nicola—buying more time for Rhys to locate Harlee.

Even though they hadn’t seen each other in decades, Nathaniel could still manipulate Lucius with ease. After all, Nicola had left Lucius first, a slight victory in Nathaniel’s mind.

“Well… Where should I start? Forget it. It’s been too long. There’s nothing left to discuss. I trust your feelings for Nicola. You wouldn’t

shook his head, making no

there’s no reason

easily. Was Nathaniel using the pretext of searching for Harlee

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that it was well-known how deeply he cared for Harlee. He shouldn’t have been suspected of pulling strings behind the scenes so

his composure, his voice growing even

Do you think you can just wander in and out

be so effortlessly resolved with just a few words from Nathaniel. A

Patrick, Lucius’ intelligence was both a gift and a curse. It often caused him to overthink and be deceived by his conclusions. A simple hint from Nathaniel was all it took to manipulate Lucius effectively. It was a foolproof method, guaranteed to work every time

and Lucius sat down peacefully, tacitly dismissing the

tempted to linger and catch some

“Mr. Green…”

looked at Patrick and

presence was commanding, a force one couldn’t easily ignore. Despite his curiosity, Patrick felt too intimidated to stay and