Their Villain, The Mogul's Beloved

Chapter 248

Chapter 248

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Zinnia listened to Timothy’s words without taking them to heart. She just thought he was too dumb to argue with-getting mad would only make her suffer.

With nothing better to do, she idly fiddled with the teddy bear keychain on her backpack.

“Timothy, you’re so cold to Zinnia. Anyone who didn’t know better might think she wasn’t part of your family,” Isaac said with a curl of his lip.

Jackson had once said the whole Shaw family had something wrong with their heads-Isaac completely agreed. Timothy’s words were truly infuriating. Isaac didn’t know if Betty had bullied Zinnia back when she lived at the Shaw residence, but he wouldn’t be surprised.

Timothy was stunned. He pressed his lips together and looked at Zinnia.

“Zinnia, I didn’t mean to. I already explained everything to Mom and Dad. Please don’t be mad at me anymore, okay?” Betty said softly.

“Won’t you come home? I can move out if you want. Please don’t take your anger at me out on Mom and Dad.” As she spoke, Betty took a couple of steps forward and reached for Zinnia’s hand.

“Don’t touch me.” Zinnia raised her eyes and shot her a cold look, slapping her hand away.

Every time Betty touched her, trouble would come not long after. Zinnia hated trouble.

There was no one to clean up messes for her. She hated being surrounded by people pointing fingers at her like she was some monstrous villain.

If she could, she’d stay in Tareston forever.

“Zinnia, you still won’t forgive me?” Betty’s eyes suddenly filled with tears, her face full of hurt as she took two steps back, looking as though she’d been deeply wronged.

“Don’t look at me like that. It’s disgusting,” Zinnia said coldly, her tone devoid of emotion, making no effort to hide her disgust.

“Zinnia, Betty is your sister!” Timothy exclaimed, stepping forward to catch Betty as she stumbled, her body trembling with grief. His voice rose, tinged with frustration. He hadn’t expected that even after Betty apologized, Zinnia would remain so unrelenting.

“Stop pretending. I don’t have a sister!” Zinnia flared up like a startled kitten, her beautiful eyes dark with irritation.

“Zinnia,” Jackson said gently, pulling her into his arms and stroking her head in a calming

motion.

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mad, Zinnia. Here, have a candy. Don’t waste your

said.

It seemed she really couldn’t stand Betty. Isaac leaned

Zinnia into everything?” Jackson said, his tone turning icy. “If you want to climb up, don’t

face turned cold,

hadn’t taken yesterday’s warning to heart. Jackson shook his head inwardly. Timothy, a lawyer, yet completely blind to Betty’s manipulations-he was

cause.

Betty’s face turned pale.

had the feeling that Jackson was trying to tell him something. But when he looked at

her real brother. Yet it was

couldn’t help but recall what Lucy had told him the night before-Zinnia was just

bout of diarrhea at the mall. Timothy ended up staying with her at a jewelry

what Betty had eaten, but she couldn’t stop running to

first, they didn’t think much of it. But when it happened again and again without end, and Betty’s face turned pale from exhaustion,

With Betty in that condition, Timothy couldn’t leave her alone and stayed with her in the

they returned home,

After walking Betty up to her room, he immediately went downstairs to find Lucy and ask for some

warnings. His temples throbbed so hard it

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he came downstairs, pressing a hand to his pounding

the servants’ quarters, surprised. Since Timothy and Betty had come home late,

Timothy

expected

chamomile tea. Hurry, my head is killing

at him, pale and slouched on the

Why didn’t you restock?” The only thing keeping Timothy upright through all of this had been the promise of that tea. Now, hearing it was gone, a surge of

hit him.

the ingredients used to make your chamomile tea,” Lucy said helplessly. She wanted to help, but the herbs used for the