Their Villain, The Mogul's Beloved

Chapter 382

Yelena hid the sadness in her eyes as she gave him the iPad. Following his orders, she had been wats Zinnia’s

daily life all this time.

23.00

Nathan's fingers clenched around the iPad, his eyes fixed on the screen. The cough kept coming, and a bitter

taste rose in his mouth. His grip on the iPad got tighter. With slow, heavy steps, he moved to the office chair and

sat down.

Yelena, feeling worried, quickly poured him swater.

His pale, sickly face turned a little red from coughing, tugging at her heart.

‘If only he was an angel from heaven,’ Yelena thought. She just couldn't understand why someone so kind had to

be sick all the time.

“You can leave now,” Nathan said, ignoring the water, his eyes still on the paused screen. His eyes immediately

went to the delicate figure sitting straight in the middle of the screen.

Yelena could see that all his focus was on the screen, not paying attention to anything else around him. A flicker

of disappointment crossed her face, but she stepped back and gently closed the office door behind her.

Nathan looked at the person on the screen longingly, his pale fingers softly tracing her bright eyes and happy,

confident smile.

“It looks like even when I'm not there, my little girl is still taking good care of herself,” he whispered.

A faint smile appeared on his lips as he leaned back in the chair, his cough slowly easing. He looked at the tiny

figure on his phone screen, his eyes showing a hint of longing.

‘Zinnia, you seem happy in Jinston. They are treating you well. That makesfeel better, Nathan thought. A

wave of sadness filled his gentle eyes, so deep it hurt his heart so much.

Nathan closed his eyes, trying to hold back the pain inside him. If he had a choice, he would never have left

Zinnia in their care.

‘I can’t stay with her forever. Zinnia needs to learn to depend less on me. She needs new people in her life— only

then can | finally let her go,’ he thought with a heavy heart.

Nathan watched the video over and over all night, trying to calm the longing in his heart. “Just wait a little

longer, Zinnia,” he whispered to himself. “Once I fix everything, | will cand give you a life that's free and

happy.”

For sreason, Zinnia suddenly felt a sharp pain in her chest and stopped in her tracks. “What's wrong,

Zinnia?” Maisie asked, looking at her with concern.

“It's nothing. Let's go,” Zinnia said, rubbing her chest where the sudden discomfort had hit. Hearing Maisie’s

worried voice, she shook her head.

“Yannis. Over here.” Maisie waved happily when she saw Yannis walking toward them. Zinnia looked up too.

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A warm smile appeared on Yannis's face, his caring eyes fixed on them as he held two sticks of cotton candy

Zinnia's eyes saw the candy and thought they looked pretty.

“Zinnia, you are so beautiful. No phone could ever show how pretty you really are, Yannis whispered, his tone

lazy and spoiled.

He looked at Zinnia, standing under the colorful lights of the amusement park. The hairpins in her hair swayed

gently as she walked, her cosplay costmaking her look lively and cheerful.

With a pretty lamp in her hand, she looked like a delicate little doll cto life. Yannis thought, I want to hold

her in my hands forever, to love and protect her always!

Yannis’s compliments always made Zinnia’s cheeks turn red. Even though she was used to his sweet words,

every tshe heard them, her face would still flush with warmth.

“Sweet talk,” Zinnia said, lifting her head to look at him.

“Are you really Yannis? Did you get possessed or something?” Maisie said, eyes wide with surprise.

‘This smooth-talker can’t be my cousin!‘ she thought. She knew Yannis was kind to Zinnia, but she’d never seen

him like this.

‘Sure, he spoils his girl, but now he can’t even take his eyes off her. If Zinnia wasn't still a teenager, I'd start to

think he’s got other plans!‘ Maisie thought.

“Wantto find a brain doctor for you? I'll pay,” Yannis joked, barely looking her way.

Maisie thought, ‘No thanks. Okay, that’s definitely my cousin. That's the tone | know. Just a moment ago, he was

acting weird.

‘I still can’t believe those sweet words actually cout of his mouth. Usually, he never compliments girls; if he

doesn’t make the girls trying to get close to him cry, that’s already nice.’

“Here you go,” Yannis said, giving one candy to Zinnia and one to Maisie.

“But you usually don’t leteat too much sugar,” Zinnia said, looking at the cotton candy, then at him with

confusion.

“It's a treat for you being happy today,” Yannis said, smiling warmly.

Zinnia tilted her head up at him, her eyes shining mischievously. “So if being happy getscandy, and I'm

happy every day, does that mean you'll stop banning my sugar?”

She didn’t think just being happy could get her a treat. A warm, fuzzy feeling grew inside her. She had just taken

the first sweet bite of cotton candy, leaving a little bit of sweetness behind.

Since she left her master, only a few people ever gave her compliments no matter what she did. During those

two months with the Shaw family, every look they gave her was full of dislike. It hurt her.

Yannis said, “Today's special. Tomorrow, you're back on your sugar ban.” When he saw she was trying to get

away with the rules, he couldn't help but realize she really knew how to push her luck.

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Zinnia stayed quiet, thinking, ‘So candy is just for today. What a stingy man

At his age. Raymond loved having his grandchildren around, filling the house with warmth and laughter The

three of them went back to the Spence residence, and their voices made him smile happily.

“Are you hungry?” Raymond asked, telling the butler to get their rooms ready, busy with grandfatherly care

Raymond's wife died more than twenty years ago, leaving him alone in a house that felt quiet. Maisie often

stayed with him, and when Yannis had time, he would visit Raymond.

Yvette and Aaron were always busy. Yvette was a well-known painter who traveled the world for inspiration. with

Aaron always with her. Even after many years of marriage, they still loved each other very much and rarely spent

tapart.

Maisie linked her arm with her grandpa’s and said with a smile, “We just ate this afternoon, but I've missed

eating here, Grandpa. So I'm here for dinner.”

“Good,” Raymond said, smiling since they arrived. Because her parents shared such a loving marriage, Maisie

grew up to be warm and caring.

The Spence family wasn’t as big as the Lynn family, but with Zinnia as a family member, the group filled the

house with happiness and warmth. Yvette and her husband were flying in tonight but hadn't arrived yet.

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