Mr. Villain's Lovely Wife

Chapter 5

The throbbing in Izzy’s head dragged her out of sleep, the dull gain making her squint even before her eyes fully opened. It took her a moment to realize the noise in the background was her alarm clock. Her phone was ringing–insistently, vibrating somewhere near her head. Groaning, she fumbled for it on the nightstand, her fingers shaky and uncoordinated,

As soon as her hand wrapped around the device, her eyes flew open. This wasn’t her room.

The unfamiliar surroundings hit her like a ton of bricks, and before she could even process the headache, the memories of the night before flooded her mind. Her eyes widened in disbelie, as she clutched the blanket tighter around her body, pulling it up to her chest. She’s she’s fucking nakedll

The phone stopped ringing.

–

She glanced around, her heart hammering. The room was too sleek, too modern–definitely not hers, Her gaze flicked to the door, then the dresser, and finally the large windows that let in the muted light of morning. And then it hit her.

Liam.

She felt a surge of panic. She hadn’t planned for any of this to happen. Not last night. Not ever. The events from the night before played back in her head like a bad dream she couldn’t wake up from. Her challenge to him. The tension. And then…..

the rest.

Her phone buzzed again, pulling her out of her spiral. She looked down at the screen and froze when she saw the game.

Calen.

Her stomach churned. She stared at the name blinking on her phone. But before she could make a decision, a voice interrupted her thoughts.

-you

“You should probably answer that.”

still

Why the hell was she ogling him? Her face turned hot. “You shouldn’t walk around with wet hair,” she said as she turned her head away. She heard him chuckle in

phone stopped ringing

of pretending you’re not just checking me out, you

and immediately hated the smug smile still plastered on his face. Seeing this, he chuckled softly, clearly amused by her frustration.

glance at Liam, who was still lounging by the door, clearly enjoying the situation far too much. Ignoring him, she hurried the

best to keep her voice steady. The last thing she needed was for Calen to hear any hint of the chaos she

sounding rushed. “Where are you? I

any excuse, anything that she could come up with. Quickly glancing

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out the first thing that came to mind. “I just got to the airport,” she lied, her fingers tightening around the phone. “Landled a few minutes ago. Where are you? I thought you- a ghed escaped her lips. “Please don’t tell me there’s

other end. “I can’t pick you up,”

had promised to take hero the airport, but honestly, she was relieved he came up with another excuse. The last thing she wanted was to see his face “That’s fine,” she said, trying to sound casual, though she knew she wasn’t pulling it off. “I’ll see you when

voice softened slightly. “I’m really sorry. I’ll make

heart sinking at his words. “It’s fine,” she muttered. “I’ll

about the Downtown project? How was it? Were you able to read the documents? Do you think we

The man called her because he needed something. “” Izzy looked at Liam who was still staring at her. “I haven’t had the chance.

yourself. Right, how about having dinner with me later!We

a really bad headache. Jetlag

Then I’ll see

her car and letting out a

happened, she felt a presence behind her. She turned, her breath hitching in her throat when she realized how close Liam was–so close that the warmth

her ears. Liam’s gaze locked onto hers, a faint smirk still tugging at

“Aren’t you going to

clenched the blanket tighter around her, avoiding his piercing gaze. “I–uh,” she stammered, suddenly remembering the events that had unfolded last night. The one vivid detail standing out: she’d puked all over him after her

alcohol. She’s a bad drunk and both of