Their Villain, The Mogul's Beloved novel Chapter 44

Chapter 44

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A snort of laughter cut through the air, dripping with sarcasm. “Who would’ve thought Alexei was such a romantic?”

The voice belonged to Cade Turner, the son of Gabriel and the older brother of Sasha. He was the second in his generation.

He was the second oldest in his generation.

Before Alexei could say anything, Natasha quietly squeezed his hand and stepped forward again.

Natasha teased with a sly grin, “You’ve really got a sharp eye, Cade. Alexei is definitely devoted and charming.

“If you’d figured that out sooner, you might already be cradling a baby with Miss Morrison by now. After all, being a good man is the best character.”

Cade’s father, Gabriel, was pretty unremarkable. He just scraped by, keeping his head down while his siblings fought tooth and nail for power.

His mother, Cheryl Turner, didn’t come from any notable background. she was a classic gold digger who married into money thanks to her looks.

With parents like that, Cade never got much support. He was pretty capable, but he was up against some seriously tough competition among his peers within the Turner family.

On top of that, Alexei was in a league of his own. So all Cade could do was run a few small- time companies that never really took off.

Because of his situation, he always felt frustrated, convinced that luck was never on his side.

A couple of years back, he actually managed to trick the wealthy and hopelessly romantic Myrtle Morrison into being with him.

It was the best match he could ever hope for, given her powerful family background.

But he got carried away and started fooling around, only to get caught by Myrtle in bed with

another woman.

Myrtle was a hopeless romantic, but she wasn’t stupid. Cade was just an unremarkable member of the Turner family, so it wasn’t like she was marrying up.

If he couldn’t keep it together before marriage, she felt that there was nothing she could

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hope for.

After a good cry, Myrtle dumped him.

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Not long after, her parents introduced her to another man. He was not from a prominent family, but he was a genuinely good guy with a kind heart.

They got married first and fell in love later, living a sweet and happy life together.

Meanwhile, after years of chasing after Myrtle, Cade ended up empty–handed and became the butt of everyone’s jokes.

He always had a nagging suspicion that one of his family members had played dirty tricks on him, but he never had any proof.

Before coming, Natasha had done her research like a true pro gossip.

She’d dug up every bit of Turner family dirt that was out in the open, leaving nothing

unread.

Now, whoever stuck their head out got smacked down, and she never missed a sore spot.

The way she was going off left even the Turner family, who were always used to being put on a pedestal, feeling rattled.

The key thing was, Alexei was openly standing behind her.

Dereck couldn’t stand seeing his whole family being bossed around by a random woman. He felt that she hadn’t even truly joined the family yet, and she was also so arrogant.

He snapped, “Talking back to your elders and showing no respect to your brothers shows that the Clark family’s upbringing is horrible.”

Lucia seized the opportunity and let out a mocking laugh. “Dereck, Miss Clark is her parents‘ real daughter, but her adopted sister has a much better life than she does.

“I heard her family doesn’t even care for her. With a background like that, what kind of upbringing could she possibly have?”

Natasha replied with a guileless, direct tone, “Yeah, my parents didn’t teach me much. They were just totally biased and blind.

“So, does that mean Alexei and I are birds of a feather because you never taught him anything either, Mr. Turner?”

Her words sounded innocent, but she roped both Alexei and his father right into the line of

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Dereck’s face flushed bright red as he slammed his hand down on his wheelchair with a thunderous bang.

Because of old grudges, he and Alexei were on terrible terms.

Now that Alexei was the head of the Turner family, Dereck couldn’t even act like the big boss

anymore.

No one bothered to pay him any attention. It was his greatest pain in life.

His eyes narrowed with a vicious glint. “Don’t get ahead of yourself. Wiping out the Clark family would take nothing more than a flick of my finger.”

Natasha spread her hands. “No big deal. You all heard it. The Clark family can’t stand me. They even handed over my shares to their beloved adopted daughter.

‘It’s not like I’m getting any inheritance anyway.

‘So if you want to go after the Clark family for me, I’d have to thank you for getting revenge on my behalf.”

The Turner family thought, ‘Damn, how is she such a powerhouse with zero weaknesses?‘

The Turner family was about to explode.

Dereck’s blood pressure was about to go through the roof.

Alexei grinned, clapped a hand over Natasha’s mouth, and tossed out a casual apology. ‘Sorry, Natasha’s just got a bit of a wild streak. She’s not out to hurt anyone.”

He shot her a mock glare. “My father’s legs are already shot, so don’t go making him so mad he ends up with brain damage.

“Who knows if my stepmom would really be willing to clean up after him, even for the sake of their legendary love story.”

Teri was startled.

‘Why am I getting dragged into your mess again?‘ she thought.

She was seething with anger. Just as Dereck started feeling unwell, Teri decisively wheeled him out of the room with a terrible expression.

Teri thought, ‘Alexei can keep strutting around like he’s untouchable. The day he finally goes

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down, I’ll make sure that wretched brat gets a taste of what I can do.‘

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With them both driven out, the rest of the family went quiet, finally dialing down their hostility.

Ever since they started stirring up trouble, Edgar hadn’t said a word. His gaze was dark and unreadable. No one could tell what was going on in his mind.

Smack in the middle of all the drama, Natasha didn’t even blink. She gave Alexei’s hand a little shake and pouted, “So, when’s dinner? I’m starving.”

The breakfast she’d had was worn off by now, and she was seriously craving some food.

Alexei affectionately pinched her nose. “Don’t worry, I won’t let you go hungry.”

He glanced at the butler, who sneaked a peek at Edgar.

Seeing Edgar didn’t object, the butler respectfully started arranging for the dishes to be served.

The atmosphere at the dinner table was anything but pleasant. The only ones smiling were Alexei and Natasha, who had dominated the scene today.

Alexei was in a great mood, dotingly picking out dishes and peeling shrimp for her.

The rest of the family were left gaping, half–suspecting Alexei must’ve been possessed by something weird.

Natasha took a bite of the sweet, juicy shrimp. She was secretly overjoyed that they hadn’t decided to start another fight after they started eating.

‘Honestly, if I had to flip this giant solid wood table, that’d be a whole scene. If I couldn’t even budge it, that would be embarrassing,‘ Natasha thought.

But the real issue was wasting food. The Turner family’s chef was top–notch, and all the ingredients were fresh, flown in just that day.

It was easily on par with any Michelin–starred restaurant.

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