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

Chapter 1727:

Disbelief rippled through the crowd like a stone dropped into still water.

Yet, as Harlee locked eyes with Lexus, seeing the quiet desperation beneath his firm expression, she found she couldn’t deny him. Not in the end.

“Alright. I’ll take it.”

Her tone was tinged with resignation as she felt the weight of the decision settling on her shoulders.

A wave of relief washed over Lexus. A smile—one of peace, one of contentment—spread across his face. His heart, once restless, found solace. Now, he could finally deal with that unfilial son without hesitation. No one would be able to take advantage of Ableson again.

Meanwhile, upstairs in the VIP box, Rhys stood near the window, his posture unwavering, his gaze locked onto Harlee. A knowing smile ghosted his lips, warmth pooling in his eyes. Her wealth was growing by the day, and with it, the world’s perception of him as a man who lived off a woman’s fortune. But he reveled in it. Aside from the select few people he kept in place to shield her, he had already given her everything—his wealth, his businesses, even the new company he had established in Uwhor.

Down on the stage, while Lexus basked in joy, the crowd stood frozen, their faces a mix of shock too deep for words. They had witnessed many things in their lifetime, but this? A man having to beg someone to accept an inheritance of this magnitude?

before their very eyes, they would have dismissed it as the stuff of

speech, she simply

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are we done with the formalities? Because

How could Harlee be thinking about food at a time like this? Was she even normal? Surely, someone

to realize was that Harlee’s love for good food went deeper than mere sustenance. A delicious meal could stir her excitement in a way that money, power, or fame—things she possessed in overwhelming abundance—never could. As the saying went,

lips curved into a gentle smile, his gaze resting on Harlee tenderly. She hadn’t changed one bit. Back in school, when the bell rang, she would dash straight to the cafeteria, unwilling to waste even

angry but instead smiled fondly, they immediately understood why he would leave his assets to Harlee. She was clearly the apple of his

for his bad temper. If that weren’t true, he wouldn’t have kept only two friends, Edward and Matthew, for decades. Nor would he have issued an ultimatum barring Errol from entering top universities in Uwhor for backing out of

I’m certain you will love them,”

held Lexus’ arm to support

table, Errol suddenly rose to his feet, his voice laced with

know Professor Moreno, let alone that