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.

no

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

do you remember when you were rescued and first woke up, why you couldn’t see Dad?

went in alone to get you out. As

bullet for you. It hit dead center in his chest. A mere millimeter away, and Dad would have

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a truth buried for seventeen years felt like a key

Yannis glimpsed the deep, unspoken love his father had always kept hidden.

some rest. I’ll stand

at James, who lay unconscious on the hospital bed, his eyes lingering on the oxygen mask covering his father’s face as the rhythmic

father

chase me around with a stick, putting up an act for mom, shouting that he’d beat

now, too tired to chase after him anymore. Stripped of his usual oversized coat, James now wore only a thin hospital

realize how much his father had withered away. The man who had always seemed so tall and unbreakable in his memory was slowly, bit by

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suite had multiple resting areas. With James still unconscious,

Layla said softly, taking Zinnia’s hand. Zinnia shot a worried glance at

on my own,” Yannis said gently, ruffling her

a good routine, looked especially

to finally have some time alone

morning to find that Yannis

James remained

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

The cold white

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