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.]

frowned and quickly

answered

She was pretty certain there was no lunch

there,” he sounded amused. “Perhaps you were too focused on staring at my

say, so she ended the

to make

design was totally out of place in her minimalist

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

Chapter 20

perfectly on top of the other. It was neatly

band and lifting the lid, curiosity overtaking her frustration. The top layer contained a carefully arranged assortment of dried flowers nestled alongside a few small, wrapped sweets. Tiny lavender 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:

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 a light sesame dressing. Just below the layers

Here, nestled 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 and sesame seeds. The scent alone flooded her with memories of family meals, warmth,

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

took her phone and sent another

[Thanks]

reply immediately

delicious, but I am better.]

calm her down. Then she

latest text message on his phone. Since that odd phone call earlier, CEO Liam seemed to have completely changed his

the CEO was upset about a project in a foreign country. Then that phone call happened, and he completely changed!

they didn’t know who the caller was, many were pretty

CEO finally getting another woman on the long list of celebrities and models he had been

at each other. However, none of those celebrities or models made the CEO smile like this! Was it someone special? It should be, right!? After all, the CEO shamelessly flirted in front of everyone else!

CEO finally

interrupting everyone’s creative thoughts.

need you to make the changes that were suggested and submit the proposal by the end of the day. This meeting

boardroom, a silly smile still

all–red clothing immediately got up. “You haven’t been

the woman and walked straight to his desk. He then started reading the documents as if the woman wasn’t there in the first place. This woman was Liam’s stepmother, Margarette Horvath–a

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father years after Liam’s mother died.

brought you lunch,”

sail Mondo

he took the

Liam, how could you do that?? Did you

seconds to leave my office or the police

“What