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.

do you mean by

flick of her wrist, her smile never faltering. It

find out soon enough,” she

darted to Rhys, her expression softening as she silently checked his reaction to Lucius’ rudeness. Finding no obvious signs

plan clear, and

it all

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

nearly half an hour of walking, a run-down wooden house slowly came into view. Lucius glanced at it and moved forward, his steps stiff with tension. Then, he froze. How could

spoke up, breaking the

Bloodthirstiness Pill was forced down Nicola’s throat, she

specific timeline, intentionally leaving out details to make him assume that Nicola hadn’t returned to honor her promise to him because she couldn’t control

nonchalantly, “You must be pretty familiar with the

words. At her question, his eyes flickered toward her, a sharp pain clawing

use them on the Green and Sanderson families once his scheme 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

to catch any hint of weakness. But Lucius, ever the strategist, kept his emotions in check,

to strike again, but before