Their Villain, The Mogul's Beloved

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Howard burst into the villa, tearing off his helmet and gripping it against his chest. His furious gaze swept across the empty living room before locking onto the servant, Lucy Lewis.

“Where’s Zinnia?” he demanded, his voice sharp. “Betty’s in the hospital, and she’s just hanging at home like nothing happened? Get her here now!”

“Mr. Shaw,” Lucy said carefully, trying to defend Zinnia, “Ms. Zinnia Shaw is resting upstairs. What happened last night was an accident, and she was scared out of her mind.”

Lucy figured Zinnia was the kindest soul. She treated servants like equals-she’d even given Lucy special cream after knowing her leg was sore. If anyone had done the pushing, Lucy suspected it was Betty who’d tried first and wound up in the water instead.

But she kept these thoughts to herself. After all, Howard was all in for Betty and already had it in for Zinnia.

She figured if she spoke up, Howard would just brush her off-and worse, he might think Zinnia had paid her off. That would just make Zinnia’s life even more miserable in this household.

“She pushed Betty into the water! We haven’t even talked to her yet, and she’s playing the victim? And now she’s even sleeping peacefully?” Howard exploded, storming up the stairs.

Lucy watched anxiously from downstairs. But as a servant, she had no say in the Shaw family’s affairs.

“Zinnia, get out here!” Howard’s fist hammered against the bedroom door. “How can you sleep after what you did to Betty?”

Zinnia lay curled in bed, her flushed face half-buried in the blankets. Each breath came heavy and hot against the rumpled sheets.

The violent pounding jerked her from sleep. Her delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly as she wriggled under the covers, slowly rolling over. Her hair was a mess from sleep, and she poked her head out, looking groggy.

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with thin red veins spreading across her pupils. She rubbed them with slender fingers, the delicate skin turning pink from irritation. Her eyes, now watery and flushed, made

night, the window broke, and she had spent forever fixing it. She had barely been asleep when this commotion

the sheets. Every muscle ached

door.

Can’t they see right through Betty at all?’ Zinnia thought

She was sick of being treated unfairly by

She couldn’t even get a decent night’s sleep here. She missed the little

opened the door

had been knocking on the door for what felt like forever. His anger was rising, and his knocks got louder and more aggressive.

her face. He looked at her tiny face, smaller than his

miserable.

Zinnia hadn’t opened the door so abruptly, he wouldn’t have almost hit her. He became even angrier,

of cold air and shivered.

about the uncontrollable air conditioning-either too hot or too cold-Zinnia dropped her eyes and let out

with this weak voice? If someone didn’t know better, they’d think she was the one getting

pushed Betty into the pool last night, and she’s still in the hospital. How can you just sleep at home? Get over there and

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it. ‘It’s the middle of summer. How can her hand be this cold?’ He frowned and

speechless, a heavy feeling sinking into her heart at

of me,” she muttered, trying to pull away from Howard’s grip. She hated being touched by others

expect that Zinnia would be disgusted by his touch.

I’d ever want to touch you,” he snapped. “Get dressed. You’re going to the hospital

a separate birthday cake? We already said that share the same birthday, and that cake

not paying attention, lure Betty to the pool, and push her in? You did learn some bad

town.