Their Villain, The Mogul's Beloved

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“She’s got a nasty fever! How did none of you notice? She’ll damage her brain at this rate. I’ll start an IV first. When her temperature drops, get her some light food,” the doctor said.

Looking at Zinnia lying on the hospital bed, her face burning red, he let out a quiet sigh. ‘Poor thing. She came back to a home that felt like anything but family. Why doesn’t the Shaw family care for such a sweet kid?’

“Got it,” Howard replied. He glanced at Zinnia, his expression unreadable.

She had passed out right after leaving the hospital, so he’d had to carry her back. He couldn’t believe she hadn’t said a word before-wasn’t she afraid of damaging her brain?

His mind spun from the doctor’s words about her fever lasting since last night. The fact that she’d collapsed just now only showed how tough she was.

Shortly after, the doctor stepped out.

Lucy, who had raced over from the Shaw residence, clutched a cotton swab and a glass of water. She knelt beside the bed and gently dabbed Zinnia’s cracked, dry lips. Her eyes welled up with tears-why did Zinnia have to go through so much?

“How did Zinnia get this fever?” Howard asked, fixing Lucy with a hard stare. Now he understood why Zinnia’s hand felt like ice this morning.

Lucy looked down, her voice quiet. “Last night, you guys pulled Ms. Betty Shaw out of the pool, but left Ms. Zinnia Shaw in the water. She can’t swim, and she was shivering all over when we pulled her out.

“I asked if she wanted to go to the hospital, and she refused. I tried to call the family doctor, but she wouldn’t let me. She must have gotten sick from that whole mess.”

Lucy felt sick remembering how Zinnia had been left in the pool last night, watching her family rush Betty to the hospital without a second glance. She thought the poor girl must have been heartbroken.

Zinnia had stared for what felt like forever until a small smile crossed her face. She wrapped herself in the blanket Lucy had given her and went back to her room alone, refusing to let anyone call a doctor.

had-half sad, half relieved-was enough to break Lucy’s

He’d been so focused on saving Betty yesterday that he’d

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making the pool water freezing cold. Betty had barely been in the water before they pulled her out, and she’d been shaking uncontrollably. Howard’s stomach

spent two days in the hospital. Zinnia’s condition was clearly worse, yet she’d stubbornly refused to see a doctor. Howard felt a wave of

you hurt your leg, she was the one who made the medicine

up in his irritation with Zinnia to pay attention to Lucy.

say more when a cough came from the hospital bed. “You’re awake!” Lucy quickly rushed to Zinnia’s side as she

at the familiar voice. She felt totally wiped out., and she

be furious, glare at her, and snap, “Didn’t I tell you to take care of yourself? Do I need to babysit you 24/7 to keep you

a cool, detached demeanor, yet he’d turn red with anger every time she

nose tingle. She pouted and grumbled to herself, ‘What a jerk. Always leaving me

to stand up,

look so upset? Like a

some water?” Lucy asked gently, looking down at Zinnia with

Zinnia replied, her voice thick and

a cup of warm water with

chin up, signaling her to hurry. He couldn’t bear

down to help

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