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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turned cold. An awkward

were merely a few steps between them, the difference in intimacy was

in her affections. A surge of

over.

Jackson and the others was bad enough,

trusted them. Still, Howard couldn’t bear the thought of some outsider winning

as he stressed, “You know my sister, Yannis?” Then, forcing a smile, he turned to Zinnia. “Zinnia, why

Jackson actually entrusted Zinnia to my

you? Well, obviously because your family kicked her out and didn’t give

he spoke, Yannis‘ eyes widened with undisguised contempt, a

you. Just goes to show how utterly disappointing and unreliable

and only now do you bother to show up? For all we knew,

You guys are really off the mark,

a lazy, mocking

was the first time Howard experienced Yannis’s sharp tongue, and

nerve, leaving him utterly speechless. Every single

in astonishment as just a few of his sharp words left Howard completely

words so effective while mine just fell

sneaking glances at Yannis, trying to figure

teased, “See something

eyes. Amused, he reached out and playfully ruffled the stray lock

escape when being bullied,‘ Yannis thought

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your mouth made of?” Zinnia asked in all seriousness. “How come you can shut people up with just a few words, but I never

shaped. As they moved, every word he

wonderful yesterday, and just as lovely today. I really do love listening to him talk, Zinnia thought

but laugh at her

in his life had anyone asked him that. If it had been anyone else, he might’ve taken it as

between them was so natural that no one else could break in. Watching them, Howard pursed

couldn’t help but cut in, a surge of discomfort and

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

to her, his gaze

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

want to touch