Chapter 1631:

Feeling utterly dismissed by Harlee, Nola’s emotions spiraled out of control.

“I’ll call you back,” Harlee said calmly to Rhys and then hung up the phone.

Harlee then tapped her finger lightly on the table, her lips curling into a smile. Her demeanor was strikingly composed, as if the threat at gunpoint didn’t concern her.

Nola felt a chill run down her spine, yet her hand holding the gun remained steady.

“Harlee, I didn’t betray you! You abandoned me first, and that’s why I left back then! And by the time I got the news of Tonya’s incident, she had already met her end. Otherwise, I would have extended a helping hand for the sake of our old friendship. I still consider you a friend,” Nola explained, locking eyes with Harlee, her face settling into a mask of calm.

Harlee leaned back in her chair, crossing her legs in a relaxed manner. As she looked up, there was an amused twinkle in her eyes, her beautiful eyebrows shadowed with a hint of menace. Yet, her deep eyes remained as inscrutable as a deep, freezing lake.

“You’re quite the actress.”

disappeared from her tone, replaced by a cold, cutting

as she lowered her gaze to meet Harlee’s. At that moment, they began to

a tense pause, Nola was the first to look away, her resolve wavering slightly. She realized she couldn’t fool Harlee. She had never truly cared about Tonya’s fate and even laughed out loud upon hearing of Tonya’s

on the table and sat back, her eyes slightly

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annoying as ever! I know you helped Davenport solve his issues. My purpose here today is twofold: to see if you can stay out of the

that even if it means our mutual destruction,

she wouldn’t have shown up personally or

hoping to glimpse remnants of their past friendship in her reactions. Nola watched Harlee closely,

as emotionless as ever, unmoved by Nola’s probing and untouched by her honesty. It felt as though Nola was nothing more than an

times. But if you persist in undermining me from the shadows, it doesn’t matter what drove you to join the Happer family or to oppose us. I will

was distinct, unusually distant, and

She understood that Harlee was serious. If she continued her covert attacks as planned, Harlee would undoubtedly eliminate her without

tightly together. Her voice, colder and more strained than usual, sliced through the air like a

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