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

Chapter 1418

Chapter 1418:

Lucius’ eyes narrowed, suspicion evident.

“What are you planning?”

Harlee turned her head slightly, letting out a chuckle that carried a hint of mockery. Her voice became razor-sharp, her words slicing through the tension.

“If I had any malicious plans, the moment you set foot on the island, you and your men would’ve been completely surrounded. There’d be no need for this charade, would there? But since you trust the strength of your own poison, rest easy. Until I get that antidote, I’ll do whatever you say.”

After taunting him, Harlee reassured him, “I can show you where Nicola used to live tonight. Tomorrow morning, we can visit her tomb to offer our respects.”

She paused, her lips curling into a smirk that held an edge.

“I hope you’re prepared for what you’ll see.”

Lucius, his voice cold as steel, grabbed her wrist.

you mean

a flick of her wrist, her smile never faltering. It was the kind of smile that

find out soon enough,”

checked his reaction to Lucius’ rudeness. Finding no obvious signs of distress, she exhaled a long, quiet sigh of relief. Turning to Thiago, she commanded, “Take us to Nicola’s old

and

it all

with Thiago leading them along a narrow, uneven path to prevent Lucius from spotting any important buildings on the island. The terrain was unforgiving, with roots and branches clawing at their legs like unseen hands. The dense forest surrounded them on all

moved forward, his steps stiff with tension. Then,

up, breaking the

was forced down Nicola’s throat, she

to make him assume that Nicola hadn’t returned to honor her promise to him

cross Lucius’ face, Harlee added nonchalantly, “You must be pretty familiar with the Bloodthirstiness

eyes flickered toward her, a sharp pain clawing at his heart like a beast tearing

came to fruition. To think that Nicola’s death was tied to those very pills. So, that was why she never returned… That had to be the reason! Nathaniel must have been lying out of jealousy, or maybe he hadn’t even realized Nicola had died from the

hint of weakness. But Lucius, ever the

to strike again, but before she could speak,