Their Villain, The Mogul's Beloved

Chapter 11

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When the Clarks adopted Olivia, everyone blamed Natasha’s kid tantrum for running off, which sent her mom, Emilia, chasing after her and into a deadly car crash.

So, they lavished love on Olivia, the two–year–old left motherless, while Natasha, barely older, got pushed aside.

Those two? Like fire and gasoline. Together, trouble was guaranteed–usually with Natasha stirring the pot.

One day, they both took a nasty spill down the stairs. Olivia, hurt worse, woke up first and pleaded, “Don’t be mad at Nat!” Turned out, Natasha had shoved her over a doll.

That doll was a gift from Andrew’s overseas trip, meant for Natasha, while Olivia got a sparkly hairpin.

Olivia’s sad eyes when she saw the doll tugged at everyone’s heart, so the adults gave it to her.

Natasha had tons of toys, they figured, while Olivia, with her deadbeat dad, barely had clothes that fit.

Natasha threw a fit, got talked down, then sulked with jealousy. That set Andrew off. He locked her in her room, no questions asked.

While Olivia was in the hospital, feeling rough, the family stayed glued to her side.

Nobody noticed Natasha, stuck in her room, starving for two days and spiking a fever—until Lucas couldn’t find her and called Josephine in a panic.

Josephine tore into Madeline and Andrew like a hurricane.

Seeing her once–lively granddaughter turn quiet and dark broke Josephine’s heart. Over everyone’s protests, she took Natasha to live with her for three years. Only when Andphis City’s schools were 100 good to pass up did she let her go back.

But Natasha wilted like a flower without sun in the Clark house.

Josephine was old and knew she couldn’t protect Natasha forever. She brought her to the old house for summer and winter breaks, nagging the Clarks to step up.

In her mind, Olivia’s life was rough, sure, but Natasha, born into a happy home, didn’t deserve to be treated like an orphan.

What Josephine didn’t see was how her care for Natasha looked to Olivia–and the disaster it sparked.

It was a lazy summer afternoon. The girls had grown into stunning teens, bright like the peach trees

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in the yard.

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Scrushire. Seeing them together warmed Josephine’s heart, thinking things might finally be

she saw the truth. Natasha was too soft around Olivia, letting her

doormat.

“peace” was just the family’s bias blinding

had a long talk that turned into a bit of a shouting

sorting Josephine’s heart meds and tucking them in her pocket. “Take these

feeling off, stayed home

cloud, that summer felt like a break for Natasha, who was

got back to the yard,

questions piling up. ‘Grandma

keel over?

there in her pocket, so how’d they end up

hell was Olivia? What was she up to?

Josephine’s death broke Natasha. She’d never dared snap at Olivia before, but now? She lost it,

Madeline hadn’t dropped by to see her

behind it. Ignoring everyone’s pleas, she called the

said heart attack, no

been asleep, only coming out after Josephine

hospital for a month. Natasha

got out, she was still ready to

and now you want

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dropped her vendetta to jail Olivia, but something in her

into a prickly rebel, all attitude

up, ready to clash,

got labeled a

hid Olivia’s past–adopted, keeping her last name,

just a Clark, using her mom’s surname. But those in the know? That “Sutton” was

hand in Olivia’s mom’s death. Yet she kept

kin turned their backs on Natasha’s

became an island,

the truth: Alice, once her friend, owed her big. When bullies cornered Alice, Natasha threw punches and sent them packing. She even