Their Villain, The Mogul's Beloved

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The couple was shocked. “That guy looks decent, but he’s actually so heartless.”

After saying that, they comforted Alexei, “Don’t worry, young man. Everyone in the neighborhood is keeping an eye out. We’ll definitely help you chase him away.”

Alexei smiled humbly. “Thank you all so much. It’s our luck to live alongside such great neighbors.”

Handsome and sweet–talking–the couple instantly felt their past assumptions about Alexei being hard to approach were just misunderstandings. Their resolve to protect the young couple’s relationship grew even stronger.

Right then, the old lady took out her phone and sent in the neighborhood group chat. [Confirmed. The guy downstairs is a homewrecker trying to steal Alexei’s girl.

[He even has a wife in the hospital. The girl already rejected him, but he still lurks around, probably plotting something shady.]

[Wait, what? He looks so handsome. Who knew he’d be so morally bankrupt? Is he a creep?]

[These types are the best at acting. His wife probably ended up in the hospital because of him.]

[What? That guy downstairs is an abusive psycho?]

[Wait, there’s a stalking serial killer downstairs?!]

The rumors snowballed, getting wilder with each retelling. Soon, Lucas found himself surrounded by the neighborhood’s self–appointed justice squad.

“Quick! Grab him!”

“Where’s security? Call security!”

“Why bother with security? Just call the cops. He’s been stalking, and we’re all witnesses.”

Lost in painful memories, Lucas was suddenly slammed onto his car hood by a few burly men. Some women even took the chance to kick him.

Never humiliated like this before, Lucas turned livid. ‘What’s wrong with these people?!‘

To be fair, he was unlucky. Even though he’d been Natasha’s official boyfriend for three years, no one in the neighborhood actually knew him.

This apartment was something Natasha had just saved up enough to buy this year, and she hadn’t lived there long.

As her first home, it held special meaning.

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Natasha had put a lot of effort into preparing a first meal in her home, inviting the only two people she was close to, her boyfriend Lucas and her best friend Sadie.

But that day, Olivia had a really important performance match, so Lucas bailed last minute to go support her. Sadie was so mad that she cursed him out while eating.

Later on, there was always one reason or another that kept him from coming, and their relationship took a nosedive over the

year.

less than five times, and always kept a low

even had less presence than Alexei, the injured guy

kept insisting that the owner of 1601 in Building 2 was his fiancée, but of course, no one believed

those in the group chat who’d gotten intel from the old lady, they

and this guy was

in this unexpected

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for her Mr. House–Elf to

lean over the balcony to check

going out for walks less often these days. What

who was slicing fish in the kitchen, walked out and subtly blocked her path.

was happy

grabbed her again as she tried to rush to the balcony. “Weren’t you hungry? Come help me

to say she wasn’t that hungry

the drama.

but to trudge after

mascot and didn’t take much effort

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cooking and eating, the

down.

resist opening the neighborhood group chat

with a plate of washed fruit, scrolling through the messages

so Natasha didn’t mind, even holding her phone closer to him. “The group says there was a creep in the neighborhood today. Everyone was about to drag him to the police

still discussing it

got a call as he was leaving–from the hospital. He looked super panicked, so maybe his wife really was

face and call the cops

a waste of a handsome

days? A pretty face

Haven’t you seen the news about murderers getting plastic

story are you guys

service! Personal bodyguard—not

you’re slick. Saw your

spiraled into nonsense, getting wilder

uncontrollably, thinking, “These normies next door? Secret

sharing the gossip with Alexei, they sat close. Leaning back against the couch,

strands brushing against his chest,

Alexei absentmindedly played with her long hair, a faint smirk

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next morning happened to be the weekend. While Natasha was still asleep, the neighborhood group chat exploded with