Their Villain, The Mogul's Beloved

Chapter 256

Chapter 256

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After learning the truth, Ethan felt a swirl of emotions. He turned around, wanting to say something to comfort Zinnia. He

called out, “Zinnia.”

Zinnia flipped through a comic book. It was a gift from Fiona. Fiona had been reluctant to part with it, but eventually gave it to Zinnia with a heavy heart. Zinnia hadn’t had much time to read it before.

Now that Zinnia was at school, she found it impossible to focus during class. So, she brought the comic book along. As Yong as it wasn’t studying, Zinnia felt like she could do anything. Hearing Ethan call her name, she looked up.

Meeting her clear, innocent eyes, Ethan realized Zinnia didn’t seem to care about the Shaw family drama at all. He fumbled around and pulled out a lollipop.

He handed it to her and said, “I just wanted to ask if you’d like some candy. This one’s really good.”

Zinnia’s eyes lit up when she took the lollipop. She said, “Thank you.” After a moment, she started rummaging through her desk drawer, digging around until she found a box of chocolates. She handed it to Ethan.

Ethan looked at Zinnia with a puzzled look.

After dealing with Lydia’s silent reactions, Zinnia had finally figured out what silence usually meant. She nodded earnestly and said, “Thank you for the candy. My brother says you should always return a favor. It’s the polite thing to do.”

Seeing how serious Zinnia was, Ethan burst out laughing.

Brian turned to Zinnia. He held a pink box of cookies with a strawberry bear design. His narrow eyes sparkled with amusement as he teased, “Zinnia, what will you give me in return if I give you the cookies?”

He remarked inside, ‘It’s rare to meet someone this pure-hearted like her.’

Zinnia rummaged through her desk and finally pulled out a bag of nuts. She looked up at Brian and asked, “Do you want

these?”

“Sure,” Brian said with a laugh, clearly entertained by her sincerity. He handed Zinnia the cookies and took the nuts in

return.

clueless as to why everyone was laughing. She tucked the lollipop and cookies into her desk and continued

couldn’t help but smile.

the front row. They exchanged amused

the sound of the bell. Zinnia rummaged through her bag and pulled out

with snacks Behind Maisie, a group of girls had gathered, each holding an assortment of treats. Their gazes fixed on

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just unwrapped her cookie and hadn’t even taken a bite. Blinking nervously, she held out the cookie and asked, “Do you want

thought, ‘Why are they staring at me like this? Some of them even have reddened eyes. I haven’t done anything wrong, have I? I have been perfectly well-behaved in class, just sipping milk and flipping through the comic book, barely saying

tugged at their heartstrings and made them feel protective of her. Maisie bent down and placed her pile of snacks on Zinnia’s desk. Then, without warning, she leaned in and

kiss on Zinnia’s cheek.

you’re the cutest little thing. Don’t worry, we will take

parted in shock. She didn’t know how to react. Her mind went

gave her a bold, striking look. Her eyes sparkled with joy, as if she had just found her favorite treasure.

her cheek where she’d been kissed. She thought, ‘Master and Jackson never warned me that school would be

She felt Zinnia’s skin was as delicate as silk, irresistibly

kissed Zinnia with a bit too much force, leaving Zinnia with the distinct impression

not tasty, but these cookies are really good,” Zinnia stammered. She nervously handed a cookie to Maisie while covering her face with one

Sure, Maisie is pretty and smells nice, but that doesn’t mean she could

bite out of me.’

in the town, Fiona and the others loved to pinch her cheeks whenever her Master wasn’t looking. She figured she just had one of those

Zinnia wasn’t angry. She could sense that Maisie meant no harm. Maisie was

chest dramatically as she gazed at Zinnia’s bewildered expression. She

cute I could die!”

other girls stared at Maisie with burning jealousy. They thought, ‘We were just a step too slow. If we’d been quicker,

gazes on her, Zinnig turned her head and saw several other girls eyeing her like she was a delicious snack. She pursed her lips and hesitated before saying, “You can’t bite me.

does everyone want

laughed, though they also felt