?Chapter 948:


    With a graceful motion, Harlee tore off a chunk of bread, a mischievous smile curling the corners of her mouth.


    “That is his shot,” she dered.


    Tonya’s confusion deepened.


    Harlee exined further, “The announcement isn’t merely about my divorce from him. I’m also nning to reveal an engagement.”


    At these words, Tonya’s eyes bulged, and her mouth fell open in disbelief.


    “Who… Who’s the person you’re going to marry?” she stammered,pletely bewildered.


    After all, for the past three years, there hadn’t been a hint of any man in Harlee’s life, much less a romantic partner.


    And certainly, Noel didn’t count as one.


    With a yful glint in her eyes, Harlee leaned forward, ready to unveil her borate strategy.


    Harlee nned to use the public announcement as a dramatic stage to announce her divorce from Rhys, aiming to provoke him and then reveal an engagement to another man to further unsettle him.


    Her ultimate objective was to coax Rhys into exining his mysterious disappearance of three years and his return with another woman.


    Aware that a straightforward approach would be fruitless, she devised this intricate scheme.


    When Tonya grasped the n, she enthusiastically endorsed it with a thumbs up, eximing, “That’s my Harlee, always bold and decisive!”


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    After pausing to consider, Tonya’s curiosity piqued, and she inquired, “But who have you chosen to pose as your…?”


    Tonya’s mind raced. Over the past three years, other than the regr sessions with Noel, the psychologist, Harlee hadn’t shown any interest in anyone.


    Could it possibly be Noel?


    Tonya’s face morphed from amused curiosity to surprise, and then to utter disbelief.


    Her hand flew to her mouth as she gasped, “You’re not thinking of involving Noel in this charade, are you?”


    Tonya felt this was deeply unfair to Noel, who had silently harbored feelings for Harlee for nearly three years. Yet, she bit her tongue, having vowed to Noel that she would keep his secret until he chose to reveal his feelings to Harlee himself.


    “Yes,” Harlee confirmed with a serene nod.


    After sipping thest of her milk, Harlee smiled and said, “I’ll talk to Noel about itter. In the meantime, could you visit my family estate and ease my parents’ worries?”


    “You haven’t broken the news to them yet?” Tonya widened her eyes.


    Harlee drummed her fingers on the table, a sign of her growing anxiety.


    “No. I just don’t want them to start worrying.”


    Harlee had been keeping Rhys’s unexpected return under wraps on purpose, even persuading Belinda to keep it a secret from Sk. Thest thing Harlee wanted was for her parents and brothers to be engulfed in anger or concern for her once again. Yet now… since her marriage to Rhys wasn’t legally binding, their only route to separation was a public deration.


    Despite her reluctance, hiding such significant news was not an option.


    “Alright, I understand.” Tonya gave a small nod, grasping Harlee’s motives clearly.


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