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.

been too long. There’s nothing left to discuss. I trust

his head, making

no reason for me to

up easily. Was Nathaniel using the pretext of

L?tєѕτ chʜɑρτєrs ιn g?l?ovєl?.ⲕоm

cared for Harlee.

this thought, Lucius regained his composure, his voice

just wander in and out like

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

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

down peacefully, tacitly dismissing

to linger and catch some of

“Mr. Green…”

and gestured for him to

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