Their Villain, The Mogul's Beloved

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After the Christams celebrations, it was crunching time for final exams. The three–day finals flew by.

As Zinnia packed up her textbooks, her classmates waved and called out, “See you next semester, Zinnia” Her classmates waved goodbye to her as they left the classroom.

Zinnia smiled brightly and waved back. “See you next semester, everyone.” Before they knew it, the whole semester had flown by.

Maisie walked up to Zinnia and said, “Zinnia, come home and stay for a couple of days. Mom and Dad miss

you.”

Zinnia hadn’t been back to the Jenkins residence for a while, as she’d been keeping an eye out for those lurking in the shadows. While Maisie still saw Zinnia at school every day, her parents and Raymond missed her terribly since they hadn’t seen her.

“Then I’ll text Yannis,” Zinnia said. Everyone still thought Zinnia was living with Yannis. Since they both resided in Cloud Harbor, it was easier for them to cover for each other.

While she claimed to be texting Yannis, Zinnia was actually messaging Nathan. It took a couple of minutes for Nathan to reply. He agreed and told her to enjoy herself. Once she was back, they’d return to the small town together.

Zinnia simply texted back. “Let’s go home now,” Zinnia said cheerfully as she linked arms with Maisie.

“Zinnia, why haven’t you been hanging out lately?” Ethan called out. He hurriedly stuffed his books into his backpack and turned to Zinnia.

“Is something wrong?” Lydia asked, her face filled with concern.

Ethan added, “Zinnia, is something wrong? If there is, you have to tell us. We’ll help however we can.”

Brian remained silent. His brother worked in the intelligence department, so he knew bits and pieces about the situation. He couldn’t fathom why foreign operatives were targeting Zinnia.

Zinnia smiled softly. “Just dealing with some stuff lately, but it’s nothing serious. Can’t hang out for now, but once things settle down, let’s all go out together.”

tell me if anything’s wrong,” Lydia insisted, still unconvinced. Zinnia rarely went out those

I’ll definitely tell you if anything comes up,” Zinnia

and whispered to Zinnia, “I’ll have my brother keep an eye

in Jinston have been extremely

surveillance from the shadows.

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the city was crowded with people, making any arrests could easily cause panic. That was why they had to let them remain at large

they wouldn’t be making a move anytime. They wouldn’t dare cause

authorities had already contacted Yannis to coordinate a plan. Once all preparations were complete, they would arrange for

Zinnia said, her lips curving

was under surveillance. Only Maisie knew a bit about what was going on. Brian only knew about this

their conversation. Is someone secretly watching Zinnia? Is she in danger?‘ Lydia wondered. A chill flashed through

eyes.

you still have the keychain

my phone, so I carry it with me every day,” Zinnia replied. As she spoke, Zinnia pulled her phone out of her small bag to show Lydia. Dangling from the phone case was a hand–crocheted

the charm on

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the living room, an

missed you too,” Zinnia giggled, instinctively wrapping her arms around Yvette’s

you. Come here, let Mommy check if you’ve lost any weight. Just look at you, even prettier than before. I just can’t get

down and began fussing over her, turning her this way and that, carefully looking her over. Yvette gave her

examine her and said, “Mom, I haven’t lost weight. I’ve actually put on a

cheeks made it clear she was doing well. Yvette finally felt relieved. “Come here, Maisie. Let Mommy give you a hug

then pulled Maisie, who was smiling at them from the side, into a big hug. She patted her back and squeezed her arms. “Well, it seems Raymond has been taking good care of you. You’re

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just returned that morning after being abroad for an art exhibition,