Chapter 920: Chapter 920

Chapter 920:

Cutting Nathaniel off, Harlee stood up with a faint smile.

“Nathaniel, I’ll keep out of your family matters.” With that, she turned to leave.

While Harlee was ready to move on from Rhys, the reality of him showing up with another woman in the Green family estate hit her harder than she’d anticipated. With a tight grip on Harlee’s hand, Belinda said earnestly, “You’re part of this family, Harlee. It’s those intruders who need to leave.”

Harlee’s eyes dropped to their intertwined hands, a surge of unexpected warmth flooding through her. She grasped that Belinda’s words were meant to reassure her that no one else but her would be recognized as Rhys’ wife.

What started as an attempt to impress the Green family quickly turned sour for Anika, as their indifference and rudeness caught her off guard.

Dropping her courteous facade, she retorted sharply, “With all due respect, Mrs.

Green, you’re mistaken. Rhys is your son and Miss Sanderson is just…”

As Anika stumbled for words, Harlee interjected calmly, “I’m just his wife in name only, nothing else.”

Assessing Anika with a calm, dismissive glance, Harlee’s voice dripped with scorn.

“That pretty face of yours can’t cover up how bad you are at pretending.

Already challenging your elders? The nerve!”

In the presence of the Green family, Harlee treated Anika as insignificant, not deeming her worthy of rivalry.

Arguing wasn’t Belinda’s strong suit, but Harlee was an absolute expert at both verbal sparring and standing her ground.

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Nathaniel and Jose paid no mind to Anika’s emotions, brushing them aside without hesitation.

“Harlee, you’re too soft-hearted,” Nathaniel remarked firmly.

“People like them ought to be shown the door straight away.”

“Harlee, you’ve got it all wrong,” Jose sneered, his voice dripping with sarcasm.

“Just look at all that heavy makeup. It’s anything but pretty.”

Being around Harlee for so long, Jose had mastered the art of biting remarks.

“You… Rhys, your family despises me!” Anika protested, her voice tinged with a flirtatious whimper.

Wrapping Anika in his arms, Rhys declared, “Anika is the one for me. If you have a problem with that, then we’re out of here.”

The moment Rhys returned to the Green family’s home, he hadn’t dared to meet Harlee’s eyes.

He simply didn’t have the courage to face her, afraid regret would crush him.

Had he known Harlee would be here, he never would’ve picked this moment to return home.

When Rhys made his statement, Belinda, Nathaniel, and Jose instinctively turned to look at Harlee. It was as if they were silently saying, “If you don’t want him around, we’ll make sure he’s out of this family.”

Meanwhile, Anika, basking in her moment of triumph, seemed oblivious to the family’s true allegiance. She mistook their hesitation for indecision, not realizing they were actually in Harlee’s corner.

Anika firmly believed nothing could ever be stronger than the bond of family blood. Nestled in Rhys’ embrace, she gazed defiantly at Harlee, her eyes shimmering with challenge.

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