Their Villain, The Mogul's Beloved

It had been years since James and Yannis had shared such a quiet meal. Both preoccupied with their thoughts, neither ate much, while Zinnia and Victor had healthier appetites.

Seeing Zinnia’s good appetite, Victor and James couldn’t help nodding approvingly. They adored girls with hearty appetites. These days, most young women were so obsessed with dieting.

They barely ate a few bites before claiming they were full, ordering mountains of food, only to let most of it go to waste. This sight pained Victor and James, who had lived through times of scarcity.

After dinner, James was ready to go. He said to Yannis, “Tell Zinnia we’re leaving. Next time, bring her over to our place. And don’t forget the snacks she likes.”

Zinnia had a heavy workload of homework today. After dinner, she exchanged a few words with James before heading to her room to study.

James and Victor understood how heavy Zinnia’s schoolwork was, so they didn’t disturb her.

“Alright, I’ll have my assistant send the snack brand list to Victor,” Yannis said coolly.

Victor quickly interjected, “Yannis, my eyesight’s been failing these years. I can’t even read my phone anymore. Why don’t you just have the snacks delivered directly?”

Yannis glanced at Victor and said coolly, “Your CEO romance novel is still playing.”

Victor coughed awkwardly and said, “I can’t read my phone, so I have to listen to audiobooks instead.”

Victor desperately clapped his hands over his pockets, trying to muffle the sound. When that proved futile, he sheepishly pulled out his phone and turned it off. Meeting Yannis’s calm, unreadable gaze, he gave an awkward chuckle.

Victor helped James out the door and said, “Yannis, we will head out now. And don’t forget to send those snacks over soon. Make sure they’re the really tasty ones!

“I’ve lived all these years and never tasted such exotic treats before!” With that, he slammed the door shut before Yannis could even react.

After James and Victor left, Yannis stood staring at the empty living room. He took out his phone to ask Toby to send some things to Perkins Manor. As he turned, he saw Zinnia emerging from her room.

“Zinnia,” Jackson called.

suddenly remembered she hadn’t made Yannis the Soothing

comes to this, he always forgets. If

the now–empty living room and said, “I haven’t made the Soothing Soup yet. Did James and

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Chapter 343

I don’t need to drink that every single

drinking Soothing Soup for days now. Whether his better sleep was thanks to the soup or Zinnia’s nightly head

those were still a mystery. The only thing he was sure of was the persistent, uncomfortable heat that

him with nothing but water. Toby once joked, “You are

get better. Don’t you like the flavor, or does

body could recover that quickly. Only with long–term persistence will

Yannis hang his head, looking like a dejected puppy whose tail wagged hopefully for a treat, only to

prepare Soothing Soup, deliberately avoiding Yannis’s visibly dejected expression. She thought, “That face is downright

health is genuinely poor. If he didn’t take proper care of himself, he might not even make it past

him. But once I am gone,

you go take a shower and finish up your work? I still have a bit of homework left. Once I’m done, I can give you a

head, a faint smile on his lips. He said, “Zinnia, I’ve been sleeping much better these past two

asleep just fine with it. Once you’re done, make sure to get some rest

eight. Zinnia still has homework to finish, needs to wash up, and

she waits for me to fall asleep before going to bed herself, it will be too late

can’t let her juggle her studies and look after me at the same time. That

Letting her treat his condition was just an excuse to help

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