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.

it. It’s been too long. There’s nothing left to discuss. I trust your feelings for Nicola. You wouldn’t do anything

making no move

there’s no reason

up easily. Was Nathaniel using the pretext of searching for

L𝓐tєѕτ chʜɑρτєrs ιn g𝒶l𝑛ovєl𝑠.ⲕоm

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

Lucius regained his

you can just wander in and out like this is

Patrick had expected that a battle on the verge of erupting could be so

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

sat down peacefully, tacitly

Rhys’ earlier advice, was tempted to linger and catch some of the

“Mr. Green…”

and gestured for him to

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