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.”

toward the sound, and there he was. Liam stood by the bathroom door, freshly showered, a towel wrapped loosely around his waist. Droplets of water still clung to his skin. His hair was damp, slicked back from his face. He leaned casually

Her face turned hot. “You shouldn’t walk around with wet hair,” she said

phone stopped ringing again.

but instead of pretending you’re not just checking me out, you might want to answer your phone. He’s not going to stop calling.” he said.

on his face. Seeing this, he chuckled softly, clearly amused by her frustration.

was still lounging by the door, clearly enjoying the situation far too much.

her voice steady. The last thing she needed was for Calen to hear any

rushed. “Where are you?

that she could come

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Chapter 5

lied, her fingers tightening around the phone. “Landled a few minutes ago. Where are you? I thought

was a brief pause on the other end. “I can’t pick you up,” Calen said. “There’s an emergency meeting–my father called it last minute.”

up with another excuse. The last thing she wanted was to see his face “That’s fine,” she said, trying to sound

sorry. I’ll make it up

hard, her heart sinking at his words.

was it? Were you able to read the documents? Do you

course. The man called her because he needed something. “” Izzy looked at Liam who was still staring

Take care of yourself. Right, how about having dinner with me later!We can celebrate

having a really

Then I’ll see you next time.”

and letting out a breath she didn’t even realize she was holding.

her breath hitching in her throat when she realized how close Liam was–so close that the warmth of his body radiated toward her,

onto hers, a faint smirk still tugging at

his voice low. “Aren’t you going to say something after last night?”

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

a bad drunk and both of