Chapter 1657:

Celine was caught off guard by Harlee’s directness in exposing her tactics. Quickly regaining her composure, Celine adopted a humble tone.

“Harlee, I truly wish to apologize. If you doubt my sincerity, I’m willing to keep kneeling until you forgive me.”

Despite her words, Celine was already itching to get up. The discomfort from kneeling was more than enough.

Harlee’s dark eyes narrowed, her expression enigmatic, a slight smile playing at the corners of her mouth. Her voice was lazy and nonchalant.

“Oh, then keep on kneeling,” she said, her smile sharp as her gaze turned piercing.

“Just a friendly reminder, I won’t let the court of public opinion sway my decisions.”

Back then, after being ousted by the Gill family, any remnants of conventional morality had dissolved within Harlee. The Gills’ disgraceful and failed attempts to profit from claiming they had raised her—leading to their being driven from Baythorn—was a testament to her resolve.

blackmailing her?

realize something. Her fists tightened as she glared at Harlee,

her way through the bustling crowd, attracting loud curses and unfair

blackmail couldn’t sway Harlee, perhaps the

barrage of insults rained down on her. The crowd had

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also accused of enticing a seventy-two-year-old professor who had recently been reinstated. The crowd discussed

Harlee and noticed Celine kneeling. Surprised, she asked, “Harlee, what’s gotten

public scorn. Admiring Elva’s resilience, she answered gravely, “Celine came up with this poor scheme after the Duke of Mylo coerced her into apologizing to

compelled Celine to seek Harlee’s forgiveness, Elva was

of Mylo had actually demanded his favored

surreal

She had believed her plan was flawless, but to Harlee, she was nothing more than a joke. Harlee was

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