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“Yannis, since you know my master’s identity, do you know why the Moore family moved abroad twenty years ago, and what happened with the explosion three yearster?” asked Zinnia.
Zinnia rested her cheek on her arm, gazing at Yannis beside her.
She thought, ‘Since Yannis has photos of Master’s family, he must know way more than Brian.
Yannis replied, “Twenty years ago, Mrs. Moore fell seriously ill, and doctors in our country couldn’t save her. At that time, medical technology abroad was far more advanced, so Mr. Richard Moore immediately moved his wife and child overseas.”
Yannis did know a bit about this. Back then, when Hannah, Richard’s wife, was ill, Richard even consulted with Henry about possible treatments.
Two decades ago, medical technology was indeed more advanced. Hannah’s sudden illness threw Richard and Nathan intoplete panic. However, to Richard, nothing was more important than his wife’s life. In the end, he decided to move the whole family abroad.
“What about the explosion?” Zinnia pressed. “I heard it was really brutal. Why did it happen so suddenly?”
Zinnia was more concerned about this. She wanted to know who wanted to hurt her master’s family.
Yannis said, “The explosion was likely the result of an internal power struggle within the Moore family. It happened so suddenly. By the time we got the news, the two family leaders had encountered an ident.
“In the end, the Lynn family sent people to retrieve Richard and Hannah’s bodies and arrange the funeral. The Lynn family questioned the Moore family branch but got no answers. But we’re certain the Moore family branch was involved somehow.” <fn12bb> ?? ??? ???? ?? ???? ???? ???????s, ????s? ??s?? Find_Novel(.</fn12bb>
Yannis didn’t really know much about what had happened to the Moore family.
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year the Moore family had their incident, Yannis’s family was in turmoil too. He had been pretty out of it back then. He just caught snippets about the Moore family, but didn’t know what actually happened.
Yannis noticed Zinnia’s furrowed brows and the mix of curiosity and gloom in her eyes. He said gently, “If you want to know, I’ll have someone look into it for you.”
17 years ago, the explosion that struck the Moore family must have been connected to its branch. Otherwise, the Moore family branch would also have suffered.
If Nathan were still alive, he definitely wouldn’t have spared the Moore family branch.
Yannis thought of the MZ Group overseas. It was gradually encroaching on the Moore Group. Yannis felt the “M” of MZ Group might represent Moore, while the “Z” might represent Zinnia. Thus, Yannis guessed Nathan was exactly who he was looking for.
“Thanks, Yannis.” Zinnia didn’t refuse.
A cold glint shed in Zinnia’s eyes. She thought, ‘If the Moore family branch was really behind this, I’ll spare
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Time was fleeting. Friday afternoon came. Zinnia and her ssmates headed home after theirst ss that morning.
As Yannis arrived at the ssroom to attend the parent–teacher meeting, he bumped into Yvette, who was justing in.
“What brings you here?” Yvette asked.
Yvette was dressed in a light yellow dress with pearl buttons. Her slender figure was draped in a white shawl. With her hair elegantly pinned up, she looked very graceful.
When she saw Yannis standing there all dressed up and even with his hair gelled, Yvette couldn’t help but wonder why he was there.
“For the parent–teacher meeting, of course,” Yannis replied.
Yannis wasn’t wearing a suit today. Instead, he had on a simple ck inner shirt under a camel overcoat, paired with ck casual pants. He looked effortlessly rxed and youthful.
The guardians of the students at present perked up at Yannis’s entrance, eager to strike up a conversation with him.
As they walked into the ssroom together, Yvette nced at Yannis and asked, “Whose guardian are you?”
“Zinnia’s, of course,” Yannis replied.
Yvette said, “Well, she is my daughter. Why do you bother showing up here? Didn’t Zinnia tell you I’d be here for them? Aren’t you busy these days?”
She thought to herself, ‘Even for such a minor meeting, this guy still showed up.’
Yannis replied, “She did, but I figured it’s tough for you to multitask and keep up with what the teacher says about two students. I just thought I’d help share the load.”
“If I can’t handle it all at once, I can listen twice, you know,” said Yvette.
She watched Yannis being stubborn. She knew he was just worried about Zinnia.
“Now that I’m here, you can rx. Go take your seat. I’ve got this,” Yannis said.
Zinnia’s seat was at the front, and Yannis made his way over to sit there.
The guardians of other students noticed where he sat and saw the namete on the desk that read “Zinnia Moore’s Guardian“.
Zinnia’s name change had been finalized just days before. After what had happened at the Bacon family’s party, all the prominent families in the circle knew exactly who she was.
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Yannis sat down and nced to the side. He found the adjacent desk was spotless, and the seat remained
empty
Thus, Yannis looked lord it over.
In front of him sat Ethan’s sister–inw, Jessica.
“Hi, Mr. Perkins, Jessica greeted him politely as she saw him take his seat.
“Hi Yannis nodded.
“Is Ms. Moore alright now?” asked Jessica.
Jessica was poised and elegant. She maintained a good rtionship with Ethan and often helped him handle
matters.
When Ethan almost got into troublest time, it was Zinnia’s timely reminder that saved him from disaster. Jessica and her husband were deeply grateful to Zinnia and sent her a thank–you gift that very day.
Amidst the Bacon family’s constant power struggles, Ethan was the only blood rtive of his brother, so his brother and Jessica cared about Ethan deeply.
At the previous party, Jessica’s son received a wellness bracelet from Zinnia, which turned out to be very effective. Jessica and her husband grew even more fond of Zinnia.
They still felt terribly apologetic about what had happened to Zinnia at that party.
Yannis answered Jessica’s question. “Yes, she is fine.”
“Would you like our family to assist with the Shaw family matter?” Jessica inquired.
The Shaw family had been in dire straitstely. They suffered blow after blow as the Lynn family, the Jenkins family, and Yannis all made their moves at once.
On top of that, for unknown reasons, the MZ Group overseas seemed to have set its sights on the Shaw family. Even the Carson family had somehow gotten involved.
Surrounded by enemies on all sides, the Shaw family probably wouldn’t be able to hold out much longer.
That single p from Maelis ended up delivering a devastating blow far beyond what anyone could have imagined.
“Thanks, but no need for now. We’ll handle this ourselves.” Yannis declined politely,
He thought, ‘Our child was wronged. It’s up to us to make things right. Taking down the Shaw family would be easy, but we’ll let them feel every bit of pain slowly, like death by a thousand cuts.
‘Don’t they love hurting others so much? Let’s see if the Shaw family likes being on the receiving end for a change!’
“Okay. Just let us know if you need help. Zinnia and Ethan are good friends. Our family will step up without
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hesitation,” Jessica said in a gentle voice.
After a brief exchange, the two fell silent. Yannis began to survey Zinnia’s seat, which was the epitome of girlish charm.
The desk was decorated with adorable stickers like Mickey Mouse, and plush dolls dangled from the wall. Yannis couldn’t help but chuckle. He thought, ‘She is really a kid.
Zinnia’s desk was a haphazard mess, with books of all shapes and sizes stacked together and test papers from every subject wedged in between. This was enough to trigger one’s obsessivepulsive disorder..
Yannis decided to tidy up her desk for her. As he organized, he discovered two crumpled paper balls from the desk.
ncing down, he noticed two more wedges in the cracks of the desk. He pulled them out and unfolded them slowly.
When he saw what they were, he couldn’t help but chuckle. He thought, ‘Out of sight, out of mind, huh? She actually hid away things she doesn’t like, like a little hamster hoarding things.
Yannis was amused. He ttened out each answer sheet one by one and picked a pink pen from Zinnia’s pencil case. His gaze lingered on the answer sheets. He thought, ‘Let me see where Zinnia’s weak spots are.
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