Their Villain, The Mogul's Beloved

Chapter 532

Chapter 532

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After waiting until midnight, still preoccupied, Zinnia called out to Nathan, Fiona, and Quincey, “Guys, I’m heading back to my room first.” Then she scurried upstairs.

Once in her room, Zinnia took out her phone. Checking the time, she found it was exactly midnight. She opened WhatsApp and tapped on her second pinned contact.

Zinnia opened the chat window. Their previous messages were sporadic. She tapped the video call button, and almost instantly, Yannis picked up, clearly still awake and perhaps waiting for her.

Yannis’s face appeared on the screen. With a gentle smile, he said, “Merry Christmas, Zinnia.”

Zinnia said, “Happy birthday, Yannis!”

Zinnia and Yannis‘ voices overlapped as they spoke simultaneously. At each other’s wishes, their eyes crinkled with shared delight.

Yannis’s eyes crinkled with joy. “Thanks for the birthday wishes, Zinnia,” he said, his voice practically overflowing with happiness as a broad grin spread across his face.

“Where are you?” Zinnia asked, studying his background through the screen. He was still awake. Usually, at a time like this, people would stay around the fireplace with family, but his surroundings seemed oddly quiet and empty.

‘His birthday falls on Christmas Day. Most people would still be awake at midnight, so he’s probably already gotten plenty of birthday wishes. Am I really the first to say it?‘ Zinnia thought.

With that in mind, Zinnia lowered her eyes slightly. Then she asked softly, “Yannis, are you in your room?”

Yannis panned his phone to show Zinnia around his room. The Perkins manor was decorated in a traditional style, with all the furniture crafted from rich rosewood.

Zinnia glanced around his room, finding he was alone, so she asked hesitantly, “You didn’t gather around the fireplace with James and the others, did you?”

Yannis’s eyes crinkled with tenderness as he smiled. “No, I haven’t. I’ve been waiting for your birthday wishes, Zinnia. I wanted to hear from you first.”

had slipped back to his room deliberately. If he had stayed downstairs with James and the others, he would’ve been flooded with birthday wishes the

you know I’d call you? What

Yannis said

she’d call. “But what if I wasn’t the first one to wish you

really trusts me that much?‘ Zinnia wondered. ‘I wasn’t even

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Vannis smiled and said, “I told them they weren’t allowed to wish

widened in disbelief at his response. “You’re so

just waiting for you. Zinnia,” Yannis said, not

him a happy birthday at the stroke of midnight. Otherwise, they’d have been

will call me tonight. With Nathan’s situation coming first, if she gets caught up in

case.

when it came to gifts, he received a lot of them Still, the one he was most looking forward to was from

for him. When she gave it to him earlier, she’d made him swear not to open it

at Zinnia with eager anticipation. “Can I open my present

said. The gift was meant for him anyway, so of course,

now, she probably wouldn’t have been able to put her heart into

softly. With Zinnia’s permission, he picked up the small sandalwood

him, adjusting the angle so Zinnia could clearly see both him and the box on

carefully opened the box to reveal an exquisitely crafted beaded bracelet. A delicate, soothing herbal fragrance wafted out, instantly clearing his

“If you like it, you can wear it. But if it’s not really your style,

entirely by hand. She personally polished and strung the beads together with great care. She also carefully picked all kinds of the finest wooden materials to

help clear his mind, nourish his internal organs, and greatly benefit

had spent an entire month crafting this bracelet. Polishing and stringing the herbal beads was painstaking work. Many would

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