Their Villain, The Mogul's Beloved

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After that passionate kiss, the projector, which Thomas had sent someone to urgently shut off but failed,

suddenly went dark on its own.

The live stream was over.

But everything that was meant to be seen had already been seen.

Andrew was so furious he could cough up blood.

‘This whole engagement party is an absolute joke! he thought.

He didn’t think there was anything real going on between them. After all, they all knew about Olivia's condition.

It was the Clark family who had forced Lucas to pretend to be Roderick Watson and cooperate with her treatment

in the first place.

Andrew thought, ‘Olivia must've been having one of her episodes just now. That's the only reason this whole

scene happened.

“The real kicker is, why did it have to happen today of all days? Why did it have to be caught on a live stream for

the whole world to see?’

With everyone watching, there was no way they could talk their way out of it.

Of course, they could just tell the truth about Olivia's condition.

But the whole reason they'd gone to such lengths to cover it up and even made Natasha suffer for it was to keep

her illness from ruining her dance career.

The Clark family wanted to spare Olivia from having to deal with people’s judgment on top of the pain of losing

her boyfriend.

The most important thing was, now everyone had seen them kissing and hugging.

Even if they tried to explain it away, it wouldn't make any sense.

If Natasha ends up marrying Lucas after all this, what would people think of her?’ Andrew couldn't help but

worry.

Andrew couldn’t help but feel a surge of resentment. Treating her is one thing. Hugging is fine. But was a kiss

really necessary?‘ he thought.

He even started to suspect that Lucas was deliberately making a move on Olivia.

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Thomas's feelings were just as complicated. Watching the fake couple acting all sweet and loving on screen, he

couldn't help but think of Natasha.

They used to say Natasha was just jealous and petty, but he wondered if she had to watch things like this take

place over and over again.

Now that everything was exposed in front of everyone, and he could hear people gossiping, he finally realized

just how wrong it all was.

Putting himself in her shoes, if he saw his partner being all flirty with another man, he'd

crazy, too.

Even if it was for the sake of treatment, and he understood it logically, he couldnt bring himself to accept it

emotionally.

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Thomas glanced at Natasha standing quietly in the crowd, looking so small and fragile, her eyes cast down. He

felt a stab of pain in his chest.

Remembering how their mom had dragged him away right in the middle of Lucas’s proposal ceremony, he

suddenly felt bad for Natasha.

He pressed his lips together, walked over to Natasha, and stood in front of her, shielding her from all those

pitying, sympathetic, or gloating looks from the crowd.

He hesitantly patted her on the shoulder and comforted her in a husky voice, “Natasha, don’t

worry.

“Our family will make things right for you after what happened today.”

Natasha stared straight at him. “Then go get Grandma's bracelet forright now.”

Thomas frowned. ‘Of all things, she’s only worried about a bracelet right now?‘ he thought.

He said, “I promise I'll get it for you after the party’s over. But it’s a mess out here right now. We need to handle

what's happening first.”

Natasha just gave a slight smile. It was so subtle, but somehow, Thomas couldn’t help but notice a trace of

contempt and mockery in it.

He was about to say something else when, on the other side of the room, Andrew and Emmanuel had already

made up their minds in a flash.

Even those who knew what was really going on could barely stand to look at that scene.

To outsiders who had no idea about the truth, it looked like a straight-up scandal involving both families.

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The whole thing could be blown up into something downright indecent if people added their own input on it.

Rumors would always spread like wildfire.

Now, even the people who used to defend Olivia and Lucas had all gone quiet.

Deep down, they thought those two looked better together, but Natasha was still Lucas’s girlfriend. They'd been

going strong for years.

At first, it looked like their ship had finally sailed, but instead of feeling sweet about it, it just left a bad taste in

their mouths.

Something about the whole thing just felt off.

Those who had been swearing that there was nothing shady going on between them just got slapped in the face.

They were jumping around like clowns, and then the actual couple cout and smacked them down hard.

Of course, nobody really blamed Olivia. They just kicked themselves for not knowing the real story and started

complaining that Lucas was two-timing.

Speople even got all paranoid, wondering if Natasha was holding a grudge and had set them up on purpose

just to make them look bad.

The gossip at the scene was running wild, and things were getting more and more outrageous by the minute.

Andrew and Emmanuel knew they had to step in before things got even worse.

There were still a ton of questions. Andrew thought, ‘Olivia seemed perfectly fine just now. How cshe

suddenly had a relapse?

“Why did the two of them end up together at the back door of the villa?

How did the original commemorative video suddenly turn into a secret live stream?

Who was really behind all this? And what was their motive?”

But there was no tto think things through now. The only thing that mattered was damage control.

Lucas hadn't even shown up yet, and Natasha hadn’t gone up on stage either.

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They just vaguely talked about the two families teaming up, but never actually said who the real couple was.

Right now, the smartest move was to just go with the flow and swap the engagement partner to Olivia.

These two old pros had seen it all before. With just a few smooth words, they turned what looked like a

scandalous affair into nothing more than splayful married couple’s antics.

They even teased them for being so wrapped up in their romance that they'd forgotten all about the real

business at hand.

When it cto swapping out the bride, everyone was in on the unspoken understanding. Nobody needed to

spell it out.

In this circle, nothing was truly off-limits.

As long as things looked proper on the surface, no one would expose the truth. After all, everyone still had to do

business together.

The room was soon filled with congratulations.

People laughed and joked, as if nothing had ever happened.

The whole scene had twisted and turned so many times.

Nobody even bothered to ask if the engagement was always supposed to be between those two, why there

would be a secretly filmed live stream.

But of course, there was always someone who just couldn't let a happy ending slide.

A young woman in a black dress with big, bouncy curls suddenly spoke up. “But, how c| heard that Lucas

was dating Natasha?”

Her voice was just loud enough for everyone to hear.

She wore a look of innocent curiosity, but Natasha could clearly see she was just here to stir the pot and enjoy

the show.

Natasha instantly recognized her.

This was the girl who had relentlessly pursued Lucas for ages, only backing off when Natasha and Lucas finally

made it official.

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Now, it looked like she was fed up with Lucas, too.

She was dead set on making all three of them lose face together.

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Because of this sudden challenge, everyone suddenly remembered that today’s party was supposed to be

Natasha's birthday celebration.

The engagement was just meant to be a surprise twist.

Everyone's eyes subtly drifted toward Natasha, the overlooked star of the night.

Under the bright lights, her beautiful face looked almost unnaturally pale.

Her pure moonlight-colored dress only made her seem even colder and heartbreakingly delicate.

Natasha wasn’t exactly stamped with the Clark family label, but everyone knew about her and Lucas being a

thing.

After all, Lucas was the center of attention wherever he went, and Natasha had a reputation as that gorgeous girl

with a bit of a wicked streak.

The woman in the black dress shot Natasha a provocative look, her eyes full of challenge.

‘So the so-called winner from back then isn’t looking so great now, huh?‘ she thought.

Natasha's birthday had been completely upstaged, even her fiancé had been snatched away.

Now, she was getting called out. People couldn’t help but feel that she was pitiful. Everyone was waiting to see

how she’d respond.

Margot’s face turned a sickly shade of green.

Back then, she’d tried everything to get Lucas to marry Olivia, but he just wouldn't budge.

She finally resigned herself to accepting Natasha as her daughter-in-law, only for the stubborn Lucas to get

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Just thinking about it made her want to disappear from sheer embarrassment.

She'd always favored Olivia, but that was under normal circumstances.

This whole fiasco of getting exposed and then being forced to patch things up in public made

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Lucas had always been the picture of integrity and grace, the one everyone envied growing

up.

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