Mr. Villain's Lovely Wife

Chapter 20

“What was that?” Monica asked as she gobbled up a sandwich in front of Izzy.

-What was w

was what?” she asked, looking up from her laptop, Monica had been so used to treating Izzy’s office like her own. sitting on the couch and eating her lunch

“You, talking to Calen like that,” Monica said, rolling her eyes. “Why the hell would you do that?”

“1 thought he needed a reality check,” Izzy calmly said. “His idea was wrong. I had to do something about it, or the whole project would fail”

“Izzy, you never talk to Calen like that,” Monica said, surprised fackered on her face What’s gotten into you?”

Izzy only

A shrugged. She went back to her laptop and pretended to type as she side–eyed Monica. Just as she expected.

was smirking. Not long after, Monica left her office. Izzy didn’t need to follow her to know what she would do next.

Izzy leaned back, smiling. The more Monica embellished her stories, the better it would be for Izzy. However, her silent celebration was interrupted when someone knocked on her door

“Anna, Izzy greeted her secretary with a smile. “I told you not to disturb me.” Anna had been her secretary for years knew exactly what “do not disturb” meant. Was it Calen again?

and

“Well, someone delivered your lunch, and I thought, since it’s already lunchtime, I could bring it to you while it’s still hot.”

Lunch Izzy frowned. She couldn’t remember ordering one. Asaf on cue, her phone vibrated. She opened it and immediately saw Liam’s message.

[Eat well.] This message came with a heart emoji.

Izzy blinked, wondering if she read the wrong thing. Childish, she thought inwardly. “Alright, please place it on the table.” Anna complied and quickly left the office. Seeing this, Izzy leaned back and quickly responded.

[You sent food?]

Almost immediately, a reply came. [You forgot lunch.]

[I didn’t?l

[I packed lunch, and you forgot to bring it.]

and quickly dialed

answered

packed lunch?” Izzy asked, confused. She was pretty

sounded amused. “Perhaps you were too focused on

to say, so she ended the call.

failed to make

lunch box on her table. Its cute, compact design was totally out of place in her minimalist office. She couldn’t

the table where the packed lunch was. From here, she could

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was neatly secured by a sleek black band with a small tag reading Handmade with

sprigs lay alongside edible dried rose petals, and a folded note peeked out from under one of the sweets. She unfolded it, finding a short message scribbled in elegant handwriting: Thought this might make your day a

back a smile, Izzy moved to the second layer. Inside, she found a variety of small dishes, all carefully crafted and presented in traditional ceramic divider Slices of juicy tamagoyaki rested beside a small, vibrant salad drizzled with

carefully, was a dish that immediately brought her back to her grandfather’s table: tender, soy–marinated chicken paired with soft, fragrant rice and garnished with a sprinkle of scallions

speechless. She hadn’t told Liam about these meals from her past, yet somehow, he’d managed to recreate them down

her phone and sent another

[Thanks]

reply immediately

delicious, but I

enough to calm her down. Then

as CEO Liam Horvath let out a chuckle after reading the latest text message on his phone. Since that odd phone call earlier, CEO Liam seemed to have

minutes ago, the CEO was upset about a project in a foreign country. Then that phone call happened, and

know who the caller was, many were pretty certain

long list

models made the CEO smile like this! Was it someone special? It should be, right!? After all, the CEO

CEO finally

his throat, interrupting everyone’s creative thoughts. “Mr. Horvath, shall Mr. Jeung

his phone in his pocket and closed his suit. “I need you to

the boardroom, a silly smile still on his face. However, this smile completely vanished when he walked inside his

woman in all–red clothing immediately got up. “You haven’t been answering my

then started reading the documents as if the woman wasn’t there in the first place.

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years after

you lunch,”

Liam immediately sail Mondo didn’t wait for Liam to rep

he took the

you do that?? Did

document. “Now, I am giving you thirty seconds to leave my office or the police will be called. I

widened. “What drug