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

Chapter 1426:

Lucius scrutinized her. She had taken only an alleviatory pill and was low on energy. Despite her stern words, she posed no real threat. With a child to think about, she would never take any drastic actions before securing the genuine antidote.

This thought brought Lucius some comfort. Otherwise, he would be enraged about being poisoned by Harlee, only to end up being outsmarted by her!

A large group of people walked for what seemed like an eternity, their feet heavy and worn, until they finally reached the cemetery. As soon as Lucius saw the name and photo on the tombstone, his eyes welled up with tears.

“Nicola, I’m so sorry. I’m late…”

he whispered, his voice breaking as he tenderly stroked the stone, his touch as soft as if he were caressing her face.

Harlee felt sick and disgusted. Fortunately, she had arranged for Thiago to create a fake tombstone ahead of time. Without the real one, she was certain Nicola would be disgusted, too.

Behind Harlee, Rhys stood, his arm hidden behind Thiago’s body, and gently tugged at Harlee’s hand, guiding her to lean on his arm.

Harlee hesitated, anxious about being discovered.

softly, his voice

growing, and I know standing

risky move, but Rhys couldn’t bear the thought of Harlee standing there

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was crying and howling, his voice echoing through the empty expanse. They had no idea how long he would remain in this forsaken place, a prisoner of his own grief.

him, knowing she had no other option. And as soon as she rested against him, a strange comfort settled over

wiser, lost in their

mournful ramblings before the tombstone. Half an hour passed, and Harlee’s patience began to fray. Finally, unable to wait any longer, she walked up to him, her voice cutting through the

can’t wait

meaning was unmistakable. She wasn’t here for more of

a man forever bound to the past, tugged Harlee aside, ensuring they were far enough from the tombstone. With a

two of

refused,

execute the next phase of her plan, the show had to go

might spiral them both into chaos, and that was not the end he sought.