Their Villain, The Mogul's Beloved

Chapter 236

Chapter 236

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From behind, the clerk couldn’t help but gawk and thought, ‘Whoa, this is like straight out of those romance novels. The whole family drama thing? It’s real. But it looks like this family isn’t exactly getting along right now!’

“Hey, Jackson,” Timothy said. He hadn’t expected to bump into Jackson and Zinnia and looked over at Zinnia.

She seemed different somehow-happier. She was actually smiling, which was rare. Back at the house, she’d always seemed so withdrawn, and he could count the times he’d seen her

smile on one hand.

This smile was different, though. It was genuine and warm, like she was truly enjoying herself. She was wearing a pretty dress, looking like a little girl who’d finally found her place in the world. It was a far cry from the quiet, shadowy figure she used to be.

Betty caught Timothy’s eyes lingering on Zinnia and pursed her lips. She hadn’t expected Zinnia to still command attention like that.

Zinnia’s smile vanished the moment she saw them. Her face went blank and cold again.

She pulled the orange juice away from her lips, her fingers unconsciously tightening around the cup. Jackson had bought it for her, and she didn’t want to drink it in front of them. She was afraid she’d feel sick and waste his kindness.

“Hmm.” Jackson noticed the change in her and responded with a cool nod. But he stepped a little closer to Zinnia, almost like he was shielding her.

“Jackson, Zinnia, glad to see you guys.” Betty’s smile faltered. She hadn’t expected him to be so cold. Her usually composed expression wavered, revealing a hint of hurt.

“Betty, we’re not real family. Let’s keep it that way. And you can drop the act with Zinnia. She’s got nothing to do with you,” Jackson said.

no patience for her false niceties. Having seen all sorts of people in the business world, he could easily

Lynn family didn’t trust anyone so calculating. If she could scheme against her own relatives, who

something off about her-she

out of the picture, Jackson felt a strange

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it.” Betty’s voice trembled. She was furious inside, but she forced herself to look even more

expected Jackson to be so harsh with Betty. He recalled how Zinnia had smiled warmly at Jackson

once, hadn’t even said hello. He thought, ‘It’s just plain rude. She’s only been away from

was all Zinnia’s fault and tried to expose her. “Hey, Jackson, Betty’s also a family. Could you please be fair? I get it. Did Zinnia say something

don’t-”

“Timothy, you’re the one who

I can’t even imagine how Zinnia has endured all this mistreatment from them,’ he thought, his determination

I’m fine. Please don’t fight with Timothy because of me. Zinnia doesn’t like me, and that’s okay. I mean, I did take her place,” Betty said, gently tugging at

with the Lynn family. The Shaw family was influential in town, but the Lynn family was even more so, and they were close with the

she didn’t deny what he’d said. Deep down, she thought

wave of resentment washed over Betty as she thought, ‘Otherwise, Jackson wouldn’t have treated me badly. He’s never spoken to me like that. It’s all

glanced over at Betty flatly, catching a flicker of disgust in her eyes. Betty’s dislike was becoming more obvious-she was genuinely annoyed, and she wasn’t

anymore,

during

come back because her master had asked her to. Otherwise,

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she was perfectly happy.