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

Chapter 1486:

Brenton met Harlee’s look with a confident stare. This was not his first attempt to agitate Rhys. Ever since Harlee’s marriage to Rhys, he had seized every chance to irritate Rhys, especially since Rhys always managed to secure the properties Brenton had eyed.

Rhys responded with a faint smile, his eyes slightly narrowed. He now felt satisfied owning those two pieces of land in the north and south, not feeling sorry for causing Brenton’s distress once again.

Just then, Rhys felt a hand encircle his waist. Looking down, he saw Harlee’s face adorned with a playful smirk. He chose to remain silent and adopt a subtle…

The expression on Rhys’ face was seemingly aggrieved, as though he was silently implying that Brenton was bullying him, and he was too afraid to say anything.

When Brenton saw the faint hint of grievance on Rhys’ face, he was filled with annoyance, scorning that Rhys always adopted a pitiful demeanor in front of Harlee.

Brenton gave a disdainful snort. Today, he would demonstrate to Rhys the power of family bonds.

Brenton’s expression then softened to one of regret as he looked from Harlee to Rhys, sighing deeply.

is correct. This mess is my fault. I should have been more cautious. Please don’t hold this against him. He’s just overly protective of you, and that’s

his voice

accept my apology, I’ll give him the southern land. That

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last words implied that Rhys

words. She questioned if this was the same Brenton she knew. They were meant to handle Yvonne, but the situation had taken an unexpected turn. Yvonne must have been seething with anger by now, observing that they were clearly not taking

face Rhys, a slight smile tugging at her

his voice low and resonant,

erred in managing the Green Group, I understand that managing the Sanderson Group could lead to minor oversights. Harlee and I won’t hold it against you. Please don’t be consumed by self-blame. It’s good to have

yet somehow disingenuous words left the onlookers in shock. He could easily beat the best actors in

her leg, picked a cherry from the table, popped it into her mouth, and suggested in a casual tone, “Oh? If there’s been

at each other, caught off guard. In the next moment, neither willing to appear less gracious, they stood and embraced each other briefly. They whispered something to one another