Their Villain, The Mogul's Beloved

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Laurie and Zinnia spent half the morning exploring, yet only managed to cover half the estate. When they finally

sat down in the dining room, servants began presenting dish after dish of all styles.

Since it was Zinnia’s first visit, the chef truly pulled out all the stops to impress her.

Zinnia thought. No wonder the heroines in those could never escape the estate, no matter how hard they

tried-it's enormous.

| spent two hours riding around in a shuttle and only managed to cover a third of the outer area. | haven't even

started on the inside yet.

The daily cleaning of the estate was mostly done by robotic vacuums. If the staff had to do it, after one round,

they'd just collapse in bed and not move a muscle.

Laurie said, “Lady Zinnia, since we weren't sure of your preferences, we've prepared a selection of dishes from

various cuisines. | hope you'll find something you enjoy.”

Laurie stood beside Zinnia as she took her seat at the long dining table, which was completely covered with

dishes. Behind her, a line of attentive servants waited.

Whenever Zinnia glanced at a dish, an observant servant would immediately place it on her plate. Zinnia

thought, ‘Wow, | feel like an emperor.”

Fortunately, Laurie assured her that any leftovers would be eaten by the servants, so nothing would go to waste.

This put Zinnia at ease, and she said no more.

After a light lunch, Laurie dutifully led Zinnia on a tour of the estate's inner grounds. Since this had been

Master's former home, Zinnia didn’t turn down his offer to show her around.

After spending the entire afternoon, Zinnia barely managed to get a general overview of the estate's interior.

The surrounding orchards, stables, and sports fields were simply too vast to explore in a single visit. Eventually,

she returned to the main manor, where her Master and his family had once lived.

She stood alone in the vast, empty living room. The towering ceiling seemed to touch the clouds, with intricate

openwork and spiral staircase winding its way up, floor after floor, in this main building that stood twenty stories

tall.

As she looked around, museum-worthy wall paintings adorned the walls, and even the most ordinary decorative

pieces could fetch a fortune.

Laurie maintained the estate impeccably-spotless and breathtakingly beautiful, like a fairy-tale castle. Yet as

Zinnia stood there, she couldn't feel a trace of human warmth. ‘It’s stunning, sure,’ she thought, ‘but all this

beauty feels so empty without its true master present.

It was getting late, and Zinnia had to return to Cloud Harbor.

“Lady Zinnia, won't you live here?” Laurie gazed at Zinnia with pleading eyes. “You've only just arrived— haven't

stayed even one day yet. Surely you won't abandon everyone at the estate so soon?”

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Zinnia couldn’t bear to meet Laurie's pleading gaze. “I'll cback in a while,” she answered. Though already in

his sixties, the well-preserved man looked barely over fifty,

“Great. We'll always be waiting for you, Ms. Zinnia. Just dropa text whenever you're coming, and I'll

personally cpick you up,” Laurie said, grinning from car to car. He then arranged for a driver to take Zinnia

back.

As the car pulled away, Zinnia turned to look back at the estate. I'll definitely cagain, she thought. After all,

this is Master's home.

As soon as Zinnia left the estate, Yelena Lynton, in the Mealinia, immediately received word. She got up from her

desk and knocked on the tightly shut office door.

With a cool, deep voice resonating through the door, a man said, “Cin.”

Yelena paused her breathing as she gently pushed open the door. Behind the wide desk sat a suave figure of cool

elegance. The office maintained a constant temperature. Nathan sat with his head slightly bowed, his chiseled

profile resembling fine porcelain.

A pale, nearly translucent hand was pressed to his lips, from which occasional soft coughs escaped. His slender

frwas slightly hunched, thin shoulders draped in a camel-colored shawl.

“What is it?” Noticing her enter, Nathan lifted his gaze-his eyes, both gentle but cold, clear as crystal. His voice

was like jade clicking.

Though she’d seen that godlike face countless times, Yelena still found herself in awe every single time. The

Creator really played favorites,’ she thought.

She replied, “Boss, the estate just reported that Ms. Zinnia Shaw had arrived at the Moore manor.”

“I hope the estate staff served her right,” Nathan said.

Only upon hearing news of Zinnia did his expression soften, a faint smile touching his lips as he thought of her.

‘My little princess has gone to the estate,” he mused. ‘I wonder if Zinnia likes it there.’

“Don’t worry, Sir. | make sure to keep the staff on their toes every month-they wouldn't dare neglect Ms. Zinnia

Shaw. Laurie said she’ll probably cto stay soon,” Yelena said.

Seeing his eyes light up at the mention of Zinnia, Yelena felt a little jealous. ‘Only Ms. Zinnia Shaw,’ she thought,

‘could bring any happiness to him.’

“Speed up wrapping up the Moores’ affairs. They thought sending their youngest son back hwould keep him

out of trouble, but the fool ran headfirst into disaster the moment he returned.

Now he’s finished, and all they care about is getting him out of jail. They're distracted-this is the perfect tto

strike. No more delays. Try to wrap everything up before the end of the year,” Nathan ordered coldly.

He thought, ‘Zinnia is smart and helped by Yannis. She might have guessed who | am.’

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Just as Zinnia stepped out of the car, another vehicle pulled up behind her. The window rolled down, revealing

Yannis sitting inside.

Yannis opened the car door, motioned for her to cover, and said, “Hop in.”

Zinnia got into the car, which headed down to the underground garage. The car from the Moore manor wasn’t

registered, so it couldn't gain access.

“Where have you been?” Yannis asked, his smiling eyes resting on her.

Zinnia said frankly, “I went to the Moore manor.”

“Missing your Master?” Yannis glanced sideways at her downcast face. He had never known who bought the

Moore manor, but now it was clear-it was Nathan.

“A little,” Zinnia admitted and couldn't help but think, ‘I don’t even know where Master is now. There's still so

much candy left in the jar he gave me, but | have no idea when he’ll cback.’

Yannis shifted closer to Zinnia and said softly, “Here, you can lean on me.”

“I'm not crying.” Zinnia shot him a sidelong glance as a faint minty fragrance enveloped her. She instinctively

scooted away, sniffed, and asked, “What cologne is that? | want it-it smells amazing.”

After spending so much twith Yannis, Zinnia had grown bold around him, speaking her mind without a

second thought.

“I'm not sure-my assistant picked it for me. Ill have him get you a women’s version,” Yannis said, readily

agreeing as he always did.

He shifted closer, gently cradled her head, and guided it to rest on his shoulder. “If you're feeling down, you can

lean on me. And if you want to cry your eyes out, | promise | won't laugh at you.”

“I'm not going to cry,” Zinnia murmured, her head resting on his shoulder. She didn’t actually feel like crying, but

she admitted to herself that she was a little sad.

‘Master was born into such extrwealth, yet in the end, he lived within that small town, doing everything

by hand, taking care of me-the little burden | was. She pictured that young man, supporting the even smaller

her.

“Yannis, how's your investigation into the Moore family going?” She asked.

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