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.

his voice barely

won’t notice. The baby’s growing, and I know standing

bear the thought of Harlee standing there in

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he would remain in this forsaken place, a prisoner of his own grief. Rhys, standing nearby, couldn’t bear to

well aware of the weight of Rhys’ unspoken plea, reluctantly let herself lean on him, knowing she had

in

tombstone. Half an hour passed, and Harlee’s patience began to fray. Finally, unable to wait any longer,

can’t wait

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 resigned sigh,

two of these for

refused, her voice

phase of her

to press too hard. Pushing her any further might spiral them both into chaos, and that was