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

Chapter 1461:

Rhys spared him a glance but didn’t move an inch, leaving Casper standing there, awkward and exposed.

Casper’s laugh came out stilted and brittle. His smile wavered, but he quickly rallied, swallowing his discomfort.

“Mr. Green, allow me to lead by example!”

With a flourish, Casper downed his drink in one go, the burn of the liquor doing little to mask his growing unease. Wiping his mouth, he forced a grin.

“Now, about that collaboration we discussed…”

Rhys and Casper had first met on Rhys’ first night in Claelia. Casper had used the excuse that he could no longer control Nola to ask for an exorbitant price, demanding that Rhys help him become the head of the Happer family within three months.

that he was approachable and easy to work with. It was under this illusion that Casper had walked straight into Rhys’ trap, finding himself hosting

features, there was no mistaking the quiet power radiating from him. He was

played on his lips as he remarked, “I

like a bolt from the blue, his expression darkening in an instant. Beneath the table, his hands clenched into tight fists. Was Rhys mocking him? Was this an attempt to turn him into

turn that Casper

chest. Feeling cornered and unable to tolerate the fall from grace, he snapped, his voice laced with anger, “Mr. Green, what exactly are you trying to prove here? Don’t you think you’re crossing the line? Let me make

Oaklee’s influence. Tonight wasn’t about asking Rhys for favors. It was about making a name for himself in Claelia and building his support base. Relying on Rhys was too risky—a gamble Casper wasn’t willing to

in the room shifted to Rhys, and the observers exchanged

hardened in an

Casper

“Understood,” Oaklee replied.