Their Villain, The Mogul's Beloved

Chapter 293

“Mr. Perkins?” Maelis felt chills down her spine when she saw Yannis’s icy gaze. Her brows knitted in pain.

Yannis said, “Mrs. Shaw, is this how a mother should act by jumping to conclusions without knowing the facts? Have you lost your mind?”

Yannis coldly shoved her hand away, and Maelis stumbled back a few unsteady steps.

“Mom.” Yosef caught hold of her. His brow furrowed even deeper. He hadn’t expected Maelis to suddenly slap

Zinnia.

With lingering fear, he glanced at Zinnia and thought, ‘Thank goodness Mom failed to hit her, or there would be no way to mend things between us and Zinnia.

“Yannis, what brings you here?” Maisie asked in surprise.

Seeing Yannis step in to stop Maelis’s hand, Yvette and Maisie finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Neither of them had expected Maelis to suddenly lash out. They thought, ‘Zinnia and Betty are both her daughters. How could she be about to hit Zinnia without even asking what had happened?‘

Even Anne, who was standing nearby, let out a barely perceptible sigh. No one could have imagined Maelis would act that way.

Only Betty couldn’t even care about her disappointment. Her eyes were locked on the man walking in. Her back straightened, and her face contorted slightly with emotion.

As she watched the tall, strikingly handsome man enter, her heart raced uncontrollably. She couldn’t believe she was actually seeing Yannis.

Her clenched hands trembled. She thought, ‘Yannis? The person Zinnia called over was actually him.’

Betty watched Yannis by her side. Yannis never gave anyone the time of day, but now he took a protective

stance next to Zinnia.

Betty wondered, ‘Isn’t Mr. Perkins famous for keeping women at a distance? Why is he standing there with that bitch? When did Zinnia get to know him? Why have I never heard a word about this?‘

Betty’s fingers clenched tightly at her side. She thought, ‘That shameless brat. She’s even managed to get her claws into Mr. Perkins‘

For some reason, Anne instinctively glanced at Betty and caught the flash of resentment in Betty’s eyes.

Anne’s chest tightened unexpectedly. She couldn’t believe Betty was that kind of person.

But as she looked closer, she found the hatred in Betty’s eyes hadn’t faded at all. Betty was still glaring at Zinnia with pure jealousy.

excuse that she was just scared. Anne

looked like real hatred for

poor taste.” Hugo’s disdainful

shot a look of disgust at him, and said, “No one is stopping

shut.”

you even take a

look at Zinnia, who was stunned. His usual coldness melted

while. After that, she blinked as if in

that it was barely audible and

now. I’m sorry I was late and let you suffer,”

twisted painfully at Zinnia’s sight. He stepped forward, gathered her into his arms, gently patted her back, and murmured soothing

aside. She stared at the two embracing ahead and then looked down at her own hand,

I about to do?

too impulsive just now,” Yosef said. He thought, ‘No matter how angry you were, you shouldn’t have treated Zinnia like

just a minor spat between classmates. There’s nothing serious. They are grown now. We can’t

up and shot Maelis

silent with panic churning

gazed down at her, unable to hide his worry. “Zinnia, I’m sorry. I

seemed frozen in fear, not uttering a word or moving at all. Her

even more anxious.

say something to me?” Yannis pleaded

down hard on her lip. Her eyes gradually turned

to make that untouchable man stoop so low to

and coax her?‘

She lowered her head and blinked as she

Chapter 293

that a breeze could scatter,

being late,”

because he got stuck in the lunchtime rush hour traffic on

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who was notoriously sharp–tongued, would ever speak so tenderly. With their first

chaotic scene, rubbed his temples in frustration,

students‘ guardians

greeted Yannis, William was no

speak, Yannis cut

darkened, while Maelis stood frozen in shock. They wondered, ‘If Yannis is Zinnia’s guardian now, where

at Zinnia in astonishment. She couldn’t believe Zinnia was this impressive to