Their Villain, The Mogul's Beloved

Chapter 480

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Zinnia pressed her lips together and furrowed her brows. “James‘ body can only be nurtured with care. His heart has been injured before; he can’t get angry anymore. He needs to avoid overthinking. If something like this happens again…” Her voice trailed off.

The truth was, James only had a few years left. At most, ten. If he suffered another shock during this time, one could say what would happen.

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James’s body had long been weakened, relying on careful maintenance in recent years. He suffered many injuries when he was younger, which didn’t seem serious at the time. But as he aged, various chronic ailments began to surface, some of which were untreatable.

Fortunately, we discovered it in time this round. If not, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

“His heart was injured? What happened?” Yannis jerked his head up. Victor, Devin and Layla, immediately knew trouble was brewing.

“Just tell me. Does this have something to do with me?” Yannis demanded. He looked at their faces, and he knew they were hiding something.

Layla opened her mouth, searching for a way to change the subject. “Yannis.”

They refused to tell him outright. Yannis’s gaze turned frosty as he reined in his surging emotions. “Zinnia, what kind of heart injury was it? And when exactly did it happen?”

Zinnia caught the look on their faces and realized she’d overshared. Apparently, Yannis was unaware of James’s heart injury. Zinnia hesitated, glancing at Layla and the others.

“Don’t look at them–look at me,” Yannis ordered, his voice steely. “They wouldn’t dare stop me. All you need to do is tell me the truth.” He knew Zinnia could see right through it.

Devin and Layla exchanged glances, then nodded at Zinnia, giving her silent permission. After all, if Yannis wanted to know, he’d find out sooner or later–whether Zinnia told him or not. With their permission, Zinnia felt a bit less pressured.

“It looks like a gunshot wound,” Zinnia said softly. “The bullet nearly pierced his heart. Judging by the injury, it must have happened about seventeen years ago.” Zinnia was certain of what she saw.

“Seventeen years ago.” Yannis murmured, the timeframe echoing in his mind. He looked onto Devin. “Was it because of me?”

up;

his

eyes locked

looked at his stubborn gaze and sighed, “Yannis, do you remember when you were rescued and first woke up, why you couldn’t see Dad? It was because he

in alone to get you out. As he

hit dead center in his chest. A mere millimeter away, and Dad would have been gone.” Devin’s low, measured voice

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Chapter 480

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buried for seventeen years felt like a key wrenching open the long–standing. rift

that moment, Yannis glimpsed the deep, unspoken love his father had always kept hidden. Yannis’s lashes

rest. I’ll stand watch over him,” Yannis

hospital bed, his eyes lingering on the oxygen mask covering

hit Yannis that his father had truly aged. His throat

with a stick, putting up an act for mom, shouting that he’d beat me to death, Yannis

his usual oversized coat, James now wore only a

who had always seemed so tall and unbreakable in his memory was slowly, bit

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suite had multiple resting areas. With James

to get some rest,” Layla said softly, taking Zinnia’s hand. Zinnia

Layla. I’ll be fine on my own,” Yannis said gently,

good routine, looked especially tired now. Zinnia

a rare opportunity for Yannis to finally have some time alone with James, and the

next morning to find that Yannis

James remained in the hospital

up, took the water cup and a cotton swab from the bedside table, dipped it in water, and gently

over, Yannis gazed down at James lying in the hospital bed. The cold white overhead light

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