Their Villain, The Mogul's Beloved

Chapter 312

Chapter 312

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“Howard, the best way you can make it up to me is by leaving me alone,” Zinnia said with firm sincerity.

Howard swayed slightly. Her meaning was crystal clear. She had no intention of forgiving him.

Regret surged through him, a painful numbness gripping his chest.

“Zinnia, please give me a chance. It was all my fault before. I treated you horribly.”

Howard said remorsefully, “We had no idea Betty was scheming against you. We wronged you so much.”

Howard couldn’t help but step forward, gingerly taking her hand as he gazed at her, his eyes slightly reddened.

They never imagined Betty could be that kind of person, nor could they fathom her motives. Yet in their confusion, they forgot to give Zinnia the benefit of the doubt.

After learning what Betty had done and that she had been taken to the police station, the family plunged into chaos.

Maelis fainted from shock, so Timothy took her to the hospital. Yosef and Daniel went to the Carson family to apologize and smooth things over. Of them all, only Howard came looking for Zinnia.

Zinnia was the one who suffered the most in all this. Whenever Betty felt even the slightest grievance, she’d come running to them in tears. But after enduring so much injustice, Zinnia was even more utterly heartbroken.

“Don’t come looking for me again,” Zinnia said firmly.

Zinnia hated being touched so casually, especially by the Shaws. She wrenched her wrist free from his irritation rising within her.

‘Why does the Shaw family keep bothering me?‘ Zinnia thought irritably.

“Zinnia,” a magnetic, languid voice called out from behind them.

grasp,

The way Yannis said was exceptionally sweet, like honey seeping through clouds of cotton candy, carrying indescribable tenderness.

Zinnia looked up–there was Yannis ahead. A wave of relief washed over her. She darted past Howard and ran toward him, calling out, “Yannis!”

Howard let out a bitter, self–deprecating laugh, his hand falling limply to his side as he watched her scamper away. Turning, he spotted Yannis standing not far off, and his brows furrowed in displeasure.

Howard couldn’t believe it. He thought, ‘How come Zinnia is with Yannis?‘

“Yannis,” Howard called out with a frown.

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and his smile turned cold. An awkward silence fell between

stood beside Yannis with obvious reliance. Though there were merely a few steps between them, the difference in intimacy

surpassed them in her affections.

over.

others was bad enough, but even Yannis was making Howard

Still, Howard couldn’t bear the thought of some outsider winning more of her affection

sister, Yannis?” Then, forcing a smile, he

other. Jackson actually

lips in a mocking smile. “Why didn’t she tell you? Well, obviously because your

widened with

would rather entrust Zinnia to me than to you. Just goes to show

of your house for ages, and only now do you bother to

wait, you’re not dead. You guys are really off

shot Howard a

first time Howard experienced Yannis’s sharp tongue, and he

him utterly speechless.

beside Yannis, her eyes widening in astonishment as just a few of his

so effective while mine just fell flat?‘

at Yannis,

teased, “See

with wide, curious eyes. Amused, he reached out and

can’t even escape when being bullied,‘ Yannis thought with exasperated

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come you can shut people up with just a few

shaped. As they moved, every word he spoke

wonderful yesterday, and just as lovely today. I really do love listening

help but laugh at her

him that. If it had been anyone else, he might’ve taken it

was so natural that no one else could break in. Watching them, Howard pursed his lips and asked, “Zinnia, do you mind if I come over to

cut in, a surge of discomfort

listen to me?” Yannis asked. “Just be honest about what you

his gaze gentle and

and thought, ‘His eyes are so beautiful–like gemstones. They

want to touch them,‘ Zinnia thought.