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

Chapter 1596:

Even so, the bound-up assassins glared at Rhys with bloodshot eyes, their faces twisted with unbridled hatred. They were like caged beasts, desperate for a taste of vengeance but utterly powerless to claim it.

Unfortunately for them, before they had been delivered here, Brodie had taken the liberty of dislocating each of their jaws. Their fury was suffocating, but all they could do was seethe in silence.

Brodie Chapman—Rhys’ most trusted right-hand man in the Sovereign of the Underworld. A ghost in the shadows, rarely seen, never openly associated with Rhys. Their paths had not crossed in three years.

Now, standing before him, Brodie lowered his head with unwavering respect.

“Mr. Green, how would you like me to handle them?”

Rhys turned the key, the low growl of the engine slicing through the heavy air. He barely spared the assassins a glance before murmuring in a voice soft as silk but cold as death, “Kill them all.”

“Understood.”

Rhys’ car disappeared into the night. A second later, the warmth in his eyes dissipated like mist at dawn, leaving behind nothing but a chilling emptiness. A shiver ran down the

Adam’s apple bobbed slightly as he exhaled. A flicker of something unreadable—perhaps pity,

it a mercy

took out a lighter and oil from his pocket, setting

something in his subconscious, yet the realization eluded him. It was only at the end, when a peculiar impulse overtook him, that he discreetly snapped a photo of

a fleeting moment, but Barry, who happened to glance her way, was thunderstruck. His jaw nearly hit the floor.

with an

resemble me

instead to weave an air of ambiguity. After hitting send, she pocketed her phone, effectively shutting out any further inquiries from

Barry, her tone

not question her

He nodded obediently.