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

Chapter 1599:

The muggy weather of April made Barry frown. He observed Harlee, who remained expressionless, and then glanced at the unfamiliar woman beside her.

“Harlee, didn’t you promise to personally escort me back to Gruinia?”

Harlee, standing casually with her hands in her pockets, laughed icily.

“Don’t trust me? Feel free to ask all your guards to compete against me at once.”

She preferred proving her point through actions rather than words.

Barry, frustrated, simply wished she could have reassured him more gently instead of being so harsh. Couldn’t she just tell him nicely about the woman she brought?

Turning to Jianna, the woman beside Harlee, Barry said somewhat awkwardly, “Miss, I didn’t mean any disrespect. With potential assassins en route, I just want us to be vigilant enough.”

Jianna, stoic with piercing dark eyes and a youthful yet serious demeanor, tilted her head slightly and said, “The guards can try to take me down all at once if they like!”

did Barry need to provoke

demeanor was strikingly similar. Her tone and expression

Barry’s expression darkened.

the growing tension, the secretary quickly interjected, “Mr. Stevenson, Miss Nixon,

treat him more gently. Harlee gave a slight nod to Jianna and whispered, “Take

is your

stopped, his expression turning dark with irritation. Was he funding a security

Barry continued walking. He feared any further comments from Harlee might provoke him beyond his temper’s limit, perhaps even more

Barry’s plane had taken off, Harlee left the airport

Remembering the email she had recently read, a slight

with a bow, his face

did you get

and responded casually,

caught off guard. So, the female bodyguard hired by Barry wasn’t Harlee after all. That meant Rhys had spent the

turned to look at Harlee, only to be met with the coldness on her face. He

let out a sigh. Alas. Men could be quite fickle. They would pursue their loved ones with intense passion, only to start thinking about other women once they had what they wanted. Given Harlee’s temper, Rhys was asking