Their Villain, The Mogul's Beloved

Chapter 410

Lydia let Zinnia pull her down to sit. “It doesn’t hurt,” she said, Zinnia carefully sprinkled some medicine powder over her wound, and then gently wrapped gauze around Lydia’s wound.

Perhaps the poison had taken effect–Bonnie curled up on the bed with her eyes closed, still clutching the rag doll tightly in her arms.

“You’re bleeding. I know it must hurt.” Zinnia said disapprovingly. She wrapped the gauze around twice and tied it off with a neat bow.

Lydia looked at Zinnia, her voice tinged with worry. “Zinnia, do you know how my mom got poisoned? Our lives are so ordinary and uneventful. How could she be poisoned by something as vicious as the mind- eroding powder?”

Pursing her lips, Zinnia said, “Someone must have transferred the poison to her.”

“Through what means?” A cold glint flickered in Lydia’s eyes.

“Through… sex,” Zinnia said in a low voice. “Only when two people truly love each other can the transfer succeed.”

The mind–eroding powder truly devours the mind. Forced to watch helplessly as your beloved suffers and descends into madness, even the strongest love can not endure such torment over time.

In the end, couples who once loved each other deeply are driven apart. That’s precisely what makes this poison so vicious.

Lydia suddenly grabbed the armrest of the chair, so hard that her knuckles clicked. ‘It must be that man. He actually used my mom. ‘A frigid storm raged in her eyes as she thought.

Back then, Bonnie found that man badly wounded at their doorstep. She took him in, tended to his injuries, and cared for him tirelessly.

Eventually, the two of them fell in love. But in the end, it turned out he had only been taking advantage of Bonnie all along.

“But Bonnie must have taken a partial antidote,” Zinnia continued. “That’s the only reason she’s managed to survive for over a decade. Normally, no ordinary person could endure such bone–deep pain–most would die within a year.”

Lydia pressed her lips together in silence for a moment before speaking, “Zinnia, I want to take my mom home to care for her.” Her gaze drifted to the figure lying on the hospital bed.

After an exhausting time at the hospital, they finally returned to the apartment complex where Lydia rented her place. She lived alone in a tidy two–bedroom apartment, its most prominent feature being the sheer number of books neatly arranged throughout.

put her into bed. Fortunately, Lydia was on break, which meant she could devote herself

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three in the afternoon, and she was feeling pretty worn

in, Lydia stepped out of the room. Seeing how tired Zinnia

she said softly, “Zinnia, thank you for helping me. What would you like to eat? I’ll

just order in,” Zinnia said, waving her hand. Compared to herself, Lydia was actually the more

isn’t healthy. Let me cook for you,” Lydia said gently. “While I’m at it, I’ll make some soup for my mom

conceded, not wanting

smiled softly and went into the kitchen. She soon returned. “Zinnia, here’s some beef jerky I made a couple of days ago,

couldn’t eat store–bought ones, Lydia made it herself. The other plate

said. She was genuinely hungry, and her eyes lit up

through videos, nibbling on strawberries and

fallen asleep on the couch, her head resting against the armrest -exhausted

Lydia tiptoed over, gently picked up the blanket from the sofa, and draped it over

As she opened her eyes, she

sat up, the blanket slipping from

ready. Let’s eat,” Lydia said, noticing Zinnia was awake. She put down the dishes, walked over, picked up the blanket that had slipped to the floor, folded

“Okay,” Zinnia replied.

dining table. “Has Bonnie woken up yet?”

yet,” Lydia shook her head. “The medicine makes people drowsy–some sleep longer, some less. Let’s eat first. I made some soup for her and will feed her when she

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“You shouldn’t eat too much meat, so I only made some beef today. Next

Lydia served three dishes: pepper beef, roasted vegetable, and