Their Villain, The Mogul's Beloved novel Chapter 60

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Madeline’s face fell.

Natasha had beaten her to the punch, and there was no way she could deny it now.

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If it had been an ordinary bracelet, she could have just said she had been given the wrong gift.

But Natasha had already said it was a gift from her grandmother.

Everything that had happened that night left Andrew feeling anxious.

He instinctively wanted to keep something that could give him leverage over Natasha.

“The bracelet is for Natasha, but it’s only to be given to her when she gets married. It really wasn’t meant to be today’s birthday present,” he said.

He gave the butler a subtle nod.

The butler looked baffled, but after receiving the signal, he habitually moved to take back the

bracelet.

But a pair of hands blocked his way.

Alexei said, his tone dripping with sarcasm, “So something that’s only supposed to be given when Natasha gets married can be worn freely by Olivia.

“When Natasha finally gets it, it has to be taken away?”

Everyone instinctively turned to look at Olivia, who was shrinking behind Andrew and Madeline.

She had put on the bracelet just to get under Natasha’s skin. Natasha couldn’t have it, but Olivia had already been flaunting it for ages.

If the timing was right, she could have even made Natasha believe that the bracelet on her wrist was the very one meant for her.

But she never imagined that this bracelet, meant to be her tool, would end up turning into evidence against her.

Olivia was kicking herself inside.

Her dress didn’t have any sleeves, so she could only anxiously try to cover her wrist with her

hand.

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But before she knew it, Tilda had slipped over from the crowd around the flower cart and grabbed Olivia’s left hand.

She said, “Whoa, Olivia, your bracelet is exactly the same as the one Natasha just got!”

Everyone’s eyes immediately zeroed in on Olivia’s left hand, the one she’d been trying to

hide.

A person asked, “They really are identical. What’s up with that?”

Another asked, “Olivia isn’t married either. How did she get hers?”

Natasha smiled and said, “Actually, most of you probably don’t know this, but the bracelets my grandmother left behind were a matching pair. One is for me, the other one is for Olivia.

“I only just found out that Olivia got hers ages ago, while mine was always kept from me. Mrs. Clark, would you care to explain why that is?”

Madeline was at a loss for words.

Even Andrew couldn’t help but blame Olivia for wearing the bracelet at the wrong time.

He quickly tried to smooth things over. “Today’s a special occasion.

“Your sister was just trying it on, that’s all. Let’s just leave it at that. Since you care so much, I’ll officially give you the bracelet today.”

But Alexei, who had been standing right next to Natasha, suddenly spoke up with a mocking tone. “Mr. Clark, do you always play peacemaker like this in business too?

“Are you always twisting your favoritism and double standards by saying Natasha is being petty?”

Andrew felt a lump catch in his throat.

Not only was Alexei meddling in his family affairs, but he was so savage with his words.

Andrew felt that it was not appropriate for Alexei to do this.

Meanwhile, Tilda, who had already stepped back and was now happily shipping Alexei and Natasha from a corner, was grinning from ear to ear.

She thought, ‘Alexei really won’t let his wife suffer even a little. He’s a total wife–protecting

maniac.

‘I love it!‘

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Everyone could see through it now. That whole “trying it on” story was just a cover.

Clearly, there was a lot more going on beneath the surface.

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With everyone feeling sorry for her, Natasha seized the moment to drive her point home.

She lowered her head, looking genuinely hurt, and leaned against Alexei’s arm, her whole posture screaming heartbreak.

She said, “I’ve always known that my cousin and I mean differently to our parents.

“I can skip my birthday, I can let Olivia have the 5% shares I was supposed to get when I turned eighteen. Since then, I haven’t taken a single cent from the family.

“I’ve never once coveted our family’s wealth. But I thought at least when it came to my grandmother’s keepsakes, things would be fair.

“Turns out, even that’s too much to ask.”

She looked up at Andrew and Madeline, her eyes brimming with tears. “Mr. Clark, Mrs. Clark, am I really your biological daughter?”

A person asked, “What the hell? Is Andrew out of his mind? He’s giving the family shares to an adopted daughter instead of his real one?”

Another asked, “Adopted daughter? Isn’t Olivia the Clark family’s eldest daughter? Shouldn’t she already have 5%?”

Someone else said, “What are you talking about? Didn’t you hear Natasha call her cousin?

“Olivia is Madeline’s sister’s daughter, adopted by the Clark family seventeen years ago. Natasha is the only real heiress of the Clark family.”

A person asked, “Wait, isn’t the real issue that the Clark family hasn’t given Natasha a single cent since she turned eighteen?

“Did they swap the real and adopted daughters or something?”

Not only were old grievances being dragged up again, but the Clark family’s deep–seated favoritism was once more laid bare for everyone to see,

The whole Clark family’s faces turned sour all at once.

Even Lucas, who had been eerily silent ever since Alexei reclaimed the spotlight for Natasha’s birthday, stared at them, utterly stunned.

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He knew the Clark family hadn’t treated Natasha well, but he never realized just how far they’d go in treating her and Olivia so unequally.

He thought, ‘Natasha was never the type to air her grievances.

‘Or maybe, there were times she actually wanted to speak up.‘

Every time she tried, Lucas would just go on about how pitiful Olivia was because of his guilt and sympathy for Olivia.

He asked Natasha to cut Olivia some slack, and even tried over and over to get them to make

After all, before Natasha’s Grandma passed away, Natasha always held everything in. Lucas felt that everyone was getting along just fine back then.

Ever since then, whenever Natasha clashed with Olivia, she never told Lucas about the things the Clark family did to her because of Olivia.

Unable to take everyone’s snide remarks and accusations anymore, Noel finally snapped. “What nonsense are you spouting?

“When has our family ever not given you money? You’re just greedy and making up lies to hurt Olivia.”

As someone who never had to fight or compete for anything, born with a silver spoon in his mouth, he was truly sheltered and clueless.

Natasha stayed cool. “Noel, you can mess around with guys all you want, but don’t let it fry your brain.

“Whether I got money or not is something you can check with the accounts.

‘Mr. Clark, Mrs. Clark, Thomas, have I ever taken a single cent from you since I turned eighteen?”

Thomas instinctively shot back, “I gave you a card…”

“Did that card ever actually get used after it was suspended?” Natasha cut in directly.

Thomas felt like he’d just been struck by a hammer. He vaguely remembered his assistant mentioning that the card kept getting suspended every so often.

The assistant even asked if he should check with Natasha to see what card she was using instead.

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