Their Villain, The Mogul's Beloved

Chapter 542

Nathan had slept so deeply that he didn’t wake until dusk was falling. When he finally opened his eyes, a wave of exhaustion still lingered in his body, though the pain had eased considerably.

He glanced out the window at the darkening sky. Worried that Zinnia might be hungry, he instinctively pushed himself up, wanting to get out of bed.

He had barely lifted himself when he noticed Zinnia keeping vigil by his bedside. He immediately eased down.

Zinnia rested her head on the edge of the bed with her eyes closed in sleep. Her long, thick lashes drooped with her lips pressed tight, and even her brow was furrowed.

No one knew what she was dreaming of. Her expression stayed just as serious, even in her dreams.

These days, Zinnia hadn’t been resting well, either. After keeping watch over Nathan for so long, exhaustion finally overtook her, and she dozed off by the bedside, her breathing soft and even.

Nathan quietly watched Zinnia’s sleeping face. Suddenly, he heard her murmur softly in her sleep, “Nathan, you have to get better. I promise I’ll do my best.”

Hearing her words, Nathan felt his heart melt. Seeing her brows tightly furrowed, he instinctively reached out, yearning to smooth them away with his fingertips.

Before his fingertips could touch her, Zinnia suddenly jerked awake. Her eyes flew open as she bolted upright.

Seeing Nathan awake, Zinnia jumped to her feet and looked at him with concern. “Nathan, you’re awake. How are you feeling? Does anything hurt?”

Zinnia hadn’t had a single peaceful sleep since Nathan’s accident. Every night, she’d lie awake, afraid something might happen to Nathan while she was asleep. She would always wake up in the middle of the night, startled and anxious.

If Nathan hadn’t forbidden her from entering his room, Zinnia would probably have sneaked in at midnight just to check his pulse and breathing, making sure he was still alive.

“I’m fine. Don’t worry,” Nathan said softly, meeting Zinnia’s concerned gaze. His heart ached with guilt. It was his fault that she had to put up with all this.

“Let me check your pulse,” Zinnia said, gently taking Nathan’s hand.

When Nathan first returned after being bitten by the snake, his internal energy was in chaos as the two opposing poisons battled within him, making diagnosis impossible.

But after three solid hours of sleep, his condition gradually stabilized.

Zinnia’s eyes sparkled with joy as she checked his pulse. “Nathan, it’s working. Giselle’s method really worked. The poison in your system has stabilized for now!” she exclaimed.

Nathan’s energy flow had long been in turmoil, never reaching equilibrium. It left his body in a constant cycle

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of weakness and exhaustion.

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she had a knack for researching cute

snake, the two extremely potent venoms clashed inside his body and

down at Zinnia and said softly, “Now can you stop worrying so

you?” Zinnia retorted

I heard you murmuring in your

nonsense. I’d never talk in

eyes crinkled with amusement as he looked at her. “When people are exhausted and restless, they

face burned with embarrassment. She had really been exhausted lately. Every night, her mind was restless

a huff. “You know I’m worried, so you

Zinnia finally felt a ray of hope in

about my condition stabilizing for now,” Nathan said, looking at her

that mean Quincey can’t know, either?” Zinnia said, thinking of Quincey. Right now, Quincey was the only other person who knew about Nathan’s

his eyes. When it came to Zinnia, he couldn’t afford to let his guard down. He couldn’t fully

find Fiona reading in the living room. Looking up from her book, she remarked, “Oh, you two were home after all. The house was so quiet that I thought you’d gone

downstairs, Zinnia asked,

he found a lead on what he was looking for. It was urgent, so

of the

without another word to anyone, he took off

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been as elusive as a ghost, Fiona wasn’t all that

words, Nathan’s eyes lowered. Quincey found a lead, yet he didn’t tell me

getting late, Zee. What do

We still have dishes left from lunch, so there’s no need to cook much. How about we just stir–fry some bok choy

put his mask back on, hiding his face once

even seen what

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