Their Villain, The Mogul's Beloved

Chapter 35

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After getting Olivia to sleep, the image of Natasha abandoned in the rainy cemetery plagued Lucas.

Blocked by her, Lucas braved the storm to her apartment, hoping for a chance to see her. The foul weather meant no prying neighbors; he got inside unseen.

Anxiously, Lucas banged on the door. “Natasha, I know you’re home. I just need to make sure you’re okay. Please, open the door.”

He’d noticed the curtains were open–someone was inside. He’d even called Sadie before coming. Sadie had cursed him out but confirmed Natasha wasn’t with her. After the day’s dramas, he needed

to see her.

The downpour couldn’t muffle the annoying racket of the knocking. The door swung open. Natasha stood there, clad in pale green sleepwear, an oversized jacket draped over her shoulders.

Lucas’s eyes lit up. “Natasha,” he said. Seeing her, he realized how long it’d been. Instinctively, he reached out to hug her.

“Get lost,” Natasha said. The eyes that once lit up for him now held pure disdain. Her familiar face wore a coldness he didn’t recognize. “Keep this up, and I’ll call the cops.”

Utterly stunned, Lucas protested, “Natasha, I’m your boyfriend.”

Natasha met his gaze directly. “Lucas, are you deaf, or do you just never take me seriously? We broke up the second made

you

your choice.”

Her words were icy, unforgiving. “Your pestering is bothering me. We had years together, stop right here. I don’t want this to get ugly.”

If not for old times‘ sake, Natasha would’ve made a scene when she found him with Olivia. No matter how hurtful the end, she wouldn’t deny the past.

And she wouldn’t deny the warmth and support he once gave her–those feelings had been real. But it was over.

each other for twenty years. How can it end? You hate Olivia? Fine, I’ll avoid her,

I want her dead?” Natasha

deserve that, Natasha, maybe there’s

through him. “The old Lucas never asked about misunderstandings. He stood by me, no

“You came to check on me

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Lucas nodded eagerly. “About today’s things, I worried you’d be sad. And

glancing at his watch. She asked, “The

with a detour to the cemetery, you wouldn’t

Olivia. She’d never let you skip today. Especially after our fight at the

gaze pinned him

serious. “I’ll never coexist peacefully with Olivia. With her around, you have

relationship had been sealed from

let me share this cake with you?” He still wanted to make amends, unable to accept

box. It tumbled, spilling its sugary ruin across the floor–a mirror of their relationship. “I don’t need

lazy male voice cut through the tension from inside. “Natasha. Come blow out the

after hat, Lucas had naturally dismissed him as just someone Natasha had

up her mind back then, she was not just trying to

would be by her side, answering her calls, and now

thought.

was a simple enough sentence, yet somehow he

door slammed onto his palm. He

of your business” Natasha tried to

in like he’d caught her cheating. They’d grown up together–he knew she’d never

‘To

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