Their Villain, The Mogul's Beloved

Chapter 266

Chapter 266

When Zinnia walked into the classroom, quite a few students were already there. To her surprise, there was a cup of orange juice sitting on her desk.

The cup wasn’t from any brand Zinnia was familiar with. It was a soft pink cup, decorated with flowers and an-illustration of a woman in traditional attire.

Lydia was quietly reading a book, looking shy and reserved.

As Zinnia made her way to her seat, Ethan, who had been playing games with Brian earlier, immediately greeted her with a cheerful smile. “Hey, Zinnia! You’re here!”

Zinnia replied with a nod, quickly reaching her desk. Lydia immediately stood up to make room for her.

Zinnia asked Ethan, “Where did this orange juice on my desk come from?” She didn’t bother asking Lydia, who seemed too timid to interact with others.

Ethan shook his head and replied, “No idea. It was already there when we got here this morning. If you want to know who left it, Lydia might know. She’s usually the first one here.”

Ethan and the others had also been curious about the juice’s origin, but couldn’t figure it out.

“Zinnia, you shouldn’t touch things if you don’t know where they came from,” Maisie said with concern.

Maisie thought, ‘After yesterday’s incident, it is clear someone is targeting Zinnia. Now, with this mysterious juice appearing on her desk, who knows if it was left by someone with bad intentions? If Zinnia drank it and got sick, it would be

a serious problem.’

In the unnoticed corner of the room, Lydia tightened her grip on her book, her head lowered as if trying to disappear.

Zinnia said, “It’s fine, Maisie. You can head back to your seat. I don’t think there’s anything to worry about. If someone wanted to mess with me, there are cameras in the classroom. They wouldn’t be so obvious.”

Zinnia picked up the cup and casually glanced around. Her gaze lingered briefly in a certain direction.

Hearing Zinnia’s reasoning, the others nodded in agreement. The sharp sound of the bell interrupted their conversation, and the group had no choice but to drop the topic and return to their seats.

Zinnia’s direction,

her seat and leaned close to Lydia.

on the book, her mind racing. She wondered

out.

cup.” Her sharp sense of smell had picked up the faint citrusy fragrance lingering on the cup. It was subtle, but unmistakable.

She lowered her head and sniffed her sleeve,

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So she murmured, “Thanks

sincere.

welcome. And thanks for the juice,”

picked up the straw, pierced the lid of the cup, and took a sip. The rich, creamy taro flavor

a rare treat for Zinnia. The small town didn’t have such luxuries. The first time she’d tried it was during a shopping trip with Jackson, who had bought her a cup. From that

too good. The cup given by Lydia tasted even better. Zinnia sipped it slowly, savoring every drop, unwilling

out a quiet sigh of

and drinks appeared daily, sparking wild rumors about a secret admirer who was madly in love with

and Lydia knew the truth. But they both chose silence, tacitly

of the first class. It was

lost interest in her juice. Reluctantly, she set it aside, pulled out

classes moved at lightning speed, even for the International

sessions later.

academics wasn’t quite accurate either. With the resources their families poured into them, even their poor performance was still far above

the end of the morning, Zinnia’s eyes were completely glazed over. She thought, ‘Do I need to study all this? Math, physics, chemistry, biology. Am I ever going to use any of

The school

had been packed with science classes, and the rapid pace left

Back in her small-town high school, her teachers had called her Master in for meetings at least ten times, complaining about her poor grades and predicting she’d never

her. Instead, he’d simply say. “If you can learn,