Their Villain, The Mogul's Beloved

Thomas pursed his lips. “Not really good.”

EL 20 vouchers

Natasha went on, “Remember when I was in eighth grade? The roses Olivia planted in the garden withered, and she cried so hard. So you scolded me and made me replant them under the scorching sun.

“And that New Year’s dance party? Olivia’s dance shoes got ruined, and the moment I stepped into the backstage, you forced me to throw mine away too. That day, neither of us got to perform.

“In freshman year, during the family trip, I got lost and finally stumbled back after hours–only for you to claim I’d lured Olivia out till she collapsed…”

There were countless unresolved incidents, but these were the ones where Natasha was clearly wronged.

The roses were pulled out by some relative’s mischievous kid. The dance shoes were sabotaged by someone jealous of Olivia. Olivia fainted because Noel took her to ride extreme amusement park rides in secret…

With every ugly truth laid bare, Thomas just stood there, mouth hanging open. ‘Had Natasha really endured so much unfairness without anyone noticing?‘ he wondered.

“Every time, you never gave me a chance to explain. No room for defense, no place to hide—just endless accusations and punishments,” Natasha added.

“That’s because you were always at odds with Olivia…” Thomas mumbled.

“In kindergarten, when I fought with the chubby kid next to me, the teacher called the parents. You rushed over from the elementary school next door and said your little sister would never be in the wrong. If I disliked someone, it must’ve been their fault.”

Right or wrong didn’t matter much. A biased heart would always justify its own stance.

Natasha stared at him, her beautiful eyes glistening with tears. “Thomas, when I was little, you used to protect me like that, too.”

Thomas, who had come to confront her, fled in a panic without even demanding that Natasha call off the phone harassment.

Natasha watched her older brother scramble away like a spooked rabbit. The heartbroken look she’d worn just seconds earlier slipped right off her face, replaced by a cool, blank mask.

‘See? I knew how to play weak and cry, too.

I just never did it because what’s the point of love you have to fight for? What Olivia stole was the unwavering, unconditional favor I should’ve had from my family,‘ she said to herself.

1/4

4:28 pm P

Chapter 19

“You’re upset?” A large hand touched her eyes.

by the door for who knew how

20 vouchers

hand, preventing him from moving. “It’s fine now. No one

to make him persuade his family to

arranged for her, she wasn’t planning to stop them

would she refuse just because she felt soft toward those who hurt her? Even if the helper

out of the picture, Natasha and Alexei officially

a freelance artist. After her foot injury ended her dancing career, she focused entirely on

Clark family about

house, Natasha’s former nocturnal lifestyle was forcibly

bed, early to rise, then a morning walk to grab breakfast. Mornings were for work

night, they might watch a

strangers, yet somehow living like

going out, and the other couldn’t–so neither found

leave the house, but Sadie updated her daily

once her girl

even plan it, news broke that Olivia had been hospitalized after a

at her phone for half an hour

Sadie seized the moment, investing in

Olivia was recovering, Sadie snatched up every

2/4

4:28 pm PRAD

p

Chapter 19

of course, she couldn’t resist a hospital visit to mock her,

20 vouchers

were enjoying their

to confront Natasha that day, but when he came back, he seemed distracted. No

home, forced to go

just been about letting it slide, that would’ve been one thing. But what

vaguely realized that Natasha’s reaction had been unprecedentedly intense. If things kept going this

now. Whether as the Clark family’s daughter or the future Mrs. Wright, it was time for her to step

rarely appeared in public. Most people had only heard about the

the Clark family had another daughter

this year-

was also the anniversary of Emilia’s death, she hadn’t celebrated it since