Their Villain, The Mogul's Beloved novel Chapter 173

Chapter 173

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Thomas didn’t go after them to explain. He looked at the ruined documents on the floor, his face burning, and his heart aching even more.

Ramona, who was nearly caught in the crossfire of the former siblings‘ squabble, spread her hands with an expression that conveyed, “See? I told you there were risks in partnering with your family.”

Thomas closed his eyes.

He couldn’t understand how Olivia, once so confident and elegant on stage, could

have become such a shrew..

With patent issues repeatedly suffering setbacks and now being gawked at like a clown, Thomas felt a hint of self–defeat.

He sat down without a word, his face grim, waiting for the waiter to bring a towel.

While he was spacing out, Ramona had seized the opportunity to slip away.

She certainly didn’t want to be gawked at along with Thomas.

However, she suddenly stopped as she reached the restaurant entrance.

‘Wait, Olivia’s room?” thought Ramona.

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At that moment, Ryan was holding his phone and grinning foolishly in the lounge.

He was at this event thanks to Ramona. They had agreed beforehand that he could have fun, but he had to obey when she needed him to run errands.

Just now, Ramona heavily organizer, calling them idiots for

invitations after accepting a small payment.

indiscriminately issuin riticized the event

However, Thomas came over before she could take emergency measures.

Annoyed, she could only text Ryan, telling him to communicate with the

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organizers to separate those people’s rooms as far apart as possible.

Ryan thought, “This little matter can be solved in minutes, can’t it?”

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He dared not move Alexei and Quinn of the Turner family. Besides, they were in the top suites, and there were only a few of those, so rearranging them wouldn’t make much difference. Natasha and Alexei were staying together, so he didn’t need to worry about them. Thus, he decided to find an excuse to move Chloe, Lucas, and Thomas.

Ryan took another look and thought, ‘Oh, isn’t this Olivia Sutton, the main character whose drama I witnessed at the Clark family’s birthday party that day?

‘Didn’t she claim to have cut ties with the Clark family? How did she get herself here? Get out, banished to the frontier.

Ryan’s move directly transferred Olivia to the floor where the yacht’s domestic helpers resided.

Olivia didn’t realize anything was wrong until she stood at the door of her new room. She insisted on going back, but the servants, following instructions, merely told her that her previous room was occupied. If she didn’t want to stay there, she could sleep in the corridor.

Olivia pushed open the door with great reluctance, only to see another foul- smelling slob. She was inevitably driven mad by it.

Speaking of which, Thomas was innocent.

No matter how much he disliked Olivia, he wouldn’t stoop to being petty and making things difficult for her over such a trivial matter.

Ryan, with someone else having taken the blame, was oblivious to all that. He simply lifted his chin proudly upon receiving an ambiguous thumbs–up emoji via WhatsApp from Ramona.

“Are you happy now?” asked Thomas.

Thomas removed the towel from his face and looked coldly at Natasha, who had

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been sitting at another table for a while.

Natasha walked over and sat in Ramona’s previous seat.

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“Do you think I made them do it?” She chuckled. “Even if Olivia’s true colors are exposed, my image as malicious and headstrong in your eyes persists.”

She nodded. “You’re right. We haven’t spent time together in a long time, have we? Over the past few years, we’ve only known each other through others.”

She stared into his eyes and added, “I guess I’ve never truly known you either.”

Thomas averted her clear gaze. “I’m sorry. I’m not feeling well.”

He pursed his lips and looked back after a moment. He hesitated before speaking, “Mom is sick, Natasha. Could you go see her? The birthday party…”

He was silent for a few seconds. “She used a knife on Olivia. You must have heard.”

Natasha nodded. “I’ve heard, but no.”

Her answer was too decisive and blunt. Thomas looked surprised.

Natasha rested her chin in her hand, gazing out the window, and brought the conversation back to their earlier discussion. “Thomas, I think I understand you a

little better now.”

She smiled, with the frankness of someone who had found the answer. “In fact, you never liked me, did you?”

Natasha could never understand it before. Her parents‘ favoritism had its reasons, and Noel, her younger brother, was naive and impulsive, easily manipulated. But what about Thomas, her older brother?

Thomas was five years older than her. The year she was six, he was eleven. He was old enough to understand.

He clearly understood relationships.

And without the worldliness of an adult, Thomas followed his true feelings more. In other words, compared to Olivia, he should have loved Natasha, whom he watched grow up, more.

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However, he wasn’t.

He chose to let Olivia take Natasha’s place.

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Perhaps Thomas unconsciously sought to please adults like Noel, but what about the deeper reason?

Natasha hadn’t understood before, but that day at the police station, she suddenly had an epiphany when she saw the way he looked at Noel.

Thomas disliked Noel, and he also disliked Natasha.

Everyone thought an older brother should naturally love his younger sister, but they underestimated a child’s jealousy.

Thomas grew up with high expectations, and before he was five, he enjoyed his parents‘ love exclusively as their eldest son.

Natasha’s birth shattered that exclusive possession.

Even for Andrew and Madeline, Natasha, their daughter, would not inherit the family business. They saw her as a beautiful and adorable pet, to be raised well, to be sensible and docile. In the future, she would receive generous wedding gifts, and with good fortune, she could even marry into a prominent family, bringing more assistance to her family.

However, no one would explicitly state that. Many involved parties might not even realize it, or be willing to admit it.

It was even less possible to mention it to a child.

For little Thomas, he only felt Natasha was an intruder.

His parents naturally demanded he be a humble and loving older brother, but they forgot to alleviate his panic.

The more he was repressed and held to strict standards, the more he envied hist easily pampered and favored sister.

He should be sensible and mature, so he restrains himself to be a good brother, earning universal praise.

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Reason, not his true nature, drove him to act that way.

Olivia’s appearance unleashed evil within him.

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When one dislikes someone, one wants everyone else to do well, just not that

person.

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