Their Villain, The Mogul's Beloved

Chapter 376

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Maisie thought, ‘Yannis rushed over the moment he heard Zinnia was in trouble. If it were me, he would have just sent Toby to handle it. But he came himself–Zinnia was the only reason.

‘When Yannis heard Neo’s rude insults, his face turned ice–cold with anger. He was really mad. Neo was going to pay a heavy price; Yannis has probably ruined him for good.‘

“Is Grace Yannis’s mom? She’s gone?” Zinnia asked hesitantly. She realized she had rarely heard anyone talk about Yannis’s past–only then did it hit her that no one had ever mentioned his mother before.

Maisie nodded. “Yeah. Yannis got his looks from her. Back then, Grace was the most beautiful woman in Jinston, good at music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. And she was a super–talented military doctor!”

Zinnia pictured Yannis’s face. He was already too handsome. She couldn’t even imagine how stunning his mother must have been.

“Maisie,” Zinnia asked, “what did you mean by that message you sent me?”

They had

gone shopping. That same night, Yannis had got drunk. Later, Maisie had asked Zinnia to come home with her, but she had said no. Maisie had texted her: [Do you want me to come pick you up?]

‘I don’t really get why Maisie’s so worried about me, but I can feel she cares,‘ Zinnia thought, feeling warm and comforted.

Maisie sighed. “That day was Grace’s death anniversary. Yannis always gets emotional when it comes to her. I was worried he might accidentally hurt you.”

Turns out, her worries had been unnecessary–Yannis had been actually in a pretty good mood. Little did Maisie know he had gone home that night.

Originally, Jackson hadn’t planned to take Yannis home, but he had insisted stubbornly. Drunk, he had said, “There’s a kid at home. I’m worried she’ll be scared alone.”

had shared that

Grace?” Zinnia wondered, thinking about how lonely and sad he looked that night. From Maisie’s quick description, she could tell Grace must have

such a sweet kid. He had the

died sixteen years ago,” Maisie said, her voice thick with sadness she didn’t

said, “Maisie, do you know how Grace died? Yannis’s insomnia is really bad. He’s carrying some emotional baggage. Maybe her death

bothering him, his sleeplessness

I’ve been trying to figure

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him up. Sooner or later, his body will crash again. And I

Both Grace and Yannis were taken, but in the

is a huge family secret–few people know about it. I was just a baby back then. James made sure no one talked

someone brings her up. Even James

but when Grace died, Maisie was only

softly. Her mind was heavy

‘Yannis may seem free and happy, but deep down, he’s carrying scars. He was the only one who survived, covered in

about the awkward tension between Yannis and James, she wondered what kind of tragedy could have turned their close bond into something so distant.

buzzing. Annoyed, she unlocked it. “Zinnia, Ethan’s already spamming the group chat, telling us to get moving,”

amusement park today–her very first time. She was already looking forward to

others had already arrived. Ethan had picked up Lydia on the way and rented a minivan big enough for

them the breakfast she had made and softly

Lydia! Just in time. We haven’t eaten yet,” Maisie said as