Their Villain, The Mogul's Beloved

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Chapter 21

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Lucas, swayed by Olivia and Noel’s advice, decided to wait for Natasha to apologize first before forgiving her.

But as he stared at his silent phone day after day, it suddenly hit him–over half a month had passed.

They’d never gone this long without contact before.

Regret crept in. He knew Natasha was stubborn. ‘Why did I have to pick a fight with her?‘

And then… he thought of grandma’s burned–down courtyard.

Though the Clark family tried hard to hide it, fearing Olivia might get upset in her fragile state, Madeline had to come clean when Olivia brought up transferring the property.

Without the emotional weight of the courtyard, it was just a piece of remote wasteland. The so- called “lucky charm” the fortune–teller once mentioned no longer held water.

Olivia was heartbroken. “That was Grandma’s most treasured place. How could Natasha be so cruel?”

Madeline comforted her endlessly, promising to find her an equally meaningful antique.

“It’s not about me. I’m just sad that now there’s no Grandma… and no her home anymore.”

Lucas watched Olivia, wrapped in Madeline’s arms, lost in sorrow, but his mind wandered.

Having grown up with them, he knew Natasha’s bond with Grandma ran deeper than Olivia’s.

‘If Olivia was this devastated… what about Natasha? What was going through her mind when she lit the fire? How had things gotten so bad for her?‘ He suddenly regretted not being there when she needed him most.

But his calls went straight to voicemail, and no one answered the door at her place. Lucas panicked.

If Sadie hadn’t chewed him out over the phone–at least confirming Natasha was okay–he’d have called the cops.

With all worst–case scenarios ruled out, only one possibility remained: Natasha was truly done with

him.

Lucas spiraled into anxiety.

turn on at night. But Natasha never

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few days, Lucas looked like a

was not happy about

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as a child, the apple of the Clark family’s eye, so naturally, she doted on

Natasha drifted apart from her family, and she grew dissatisfied

come home defeated again, she blurted out in frustration, “Might as well

terrifying expression

have nothing. The only one I’ll

why do you always pick Olivia over Natasha?” Margot

husband’s true feelings–one cared more about a foster daughter

poking at the festering

Lucas’s heart ached.

favored Olivia. His Natasha grew up in that environment, while he, out of

had I even done?‘ he asked

Lucas returned to

hold her, but she seemed genuinely

was always softest on those she

others, his persistence painted

rose, shamelessly buzzing around. Lower than a cockroach in

unfamiliar with Lucas. Back when he was investigating Natasha, this name popped

ago, the guy had just been

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could he be? Oh, and let’s not forget the

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though he kept insisting there was nothing between him and Olivia, well, you know what

to feed his little rose, Alexei didn’t hesitate to

heard the saying–a corpse of a first love would always wreck you

was planning to date Natasha or anything. But he sure as hell wasn’t gonna let his pet keep pining

death, peeling back his fake, hypocritical layers to expose his

Natasha felt nothing but disgust