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.

Rhys 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

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fine. I’ll apologize to him, and even if he doesn’t accept my apology, I’ll

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words implied that Rhys valued

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 her seriously and

Rhys, a slight smile tugging at her

low and

Harlee and I won’t hold it against you. Please don’t be consumed by self-blame. It’s good to have these things out in the open, and there’s no

somehow disingenuous words left the onlookers in shock. He could easily beat the best actors in the entertainment industry with his

palpable tension between the two men, Harlee nonchalantly lowered her leg, picked a cherry from the table, popped it into her mouth, and suggested in a casual tone, “Oh? If

at each other, caught off guard. In the next moment, neither willing to appear less gracious, they stood and