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

Chapter 1428:

Harlee sat there, her acting skills heightened with each passing moment. She pressed her hand over her mouth, an expression of disbelief washing over her as she whispered, “This is unbelievable! Nicola planned this all along… Why has my dad never told me about this?”

Lucius, still holding the cloth doll, pressed play on the audio again. He listened intently. From what he gathered, Nicola had deceived him in league with Nathaniel, all under the influence of the Bloodthirstiness Pill. He began to wonder if perhaps she had harbored feelings for him back then.

Suddenly, Lucius sprang to his feet, his excitement palpable as he hugged the tombstone.

“I knew it! I knew you cared about me. Nicola, thank you. Thank you for leaving me this message…”

At that precise moment, Harlee’s phone rang. She glanced down, seeing it was Desmond calling, likely about the antidote. Yet, she wasn’t sure if she could fully trust the information Lucius had given her. She pressed the answer button.

“How is it?”

Desmond’s voice crackled through, thick with frustration.

blood test report, and it turns out that the antidote will not resolve the poison in your body. It will only relieve the symptoms for

tricked me?” Harlee

joyous grin from the recording. He was slow to comprehend her accusation. He had just confidently handed over the antidote, convinced that Harlee would suspect nothing, but her reaction

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chance to respond. Swiftly, she drew her gun and shot him in the thigh. The sharp crack of the

them at Harlee, but Rhys, Jianna, and Thiago reacted faster, neutralizing two of Lucius’ men each as soon as they made

of Harlee’s words, asking in confusion, “How could you… How could

time aiming for his heart. The bullet, laced with a special sedative, quickly took effect, and

She wasn’t sure if this was the outcome she had envisioned, feeling ultimately let down. She had believed that Lucius still had some conscience, but she hadn’t expected him to be so awful as to tamper with the antidote. Rhys quickly came to her side and embraced her tightly, looking down at her as she

Harlee let out a chuckle, a mix

to Harlee more firmly. In that embrace, she felt as frigid as ice, devoid of

motionless in his hold, her gaze fixed