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 his number.

answered almost immediately.

asked, confused. She was pretty certain

you were too focused on

to say,

never failed to make her

her table. Its cute, compact design was totally out of place in her minimalist office. She couldn’t help but notice the tiny

the packed lunch was. From

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stacked perfectly on top of the other. It was neatly secured by a sleek black

hesitated before removing the 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

ceramic divider Slices of juicy tamagoyaki

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

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

took her phone and

[Thanks]

reply immediately came.

were delicious, but I am better.]

deep breath, hoping it was enough to calm her down. Then she responded, [Not sure about that!]

inside the boardroom as CEO Liam Horvath let out a chuckle after reading the latest text message on his

of his executives wondered what happened. Just minutes ago, the CEO was upset about a project in a foreign country. Then that phone call happened, and he completely changed!

who the caller was, many

on the long list of celebrities and models he

like this! Was it someone special? It should be,

CEO finally getting married?

thoughts. “Mr. Horvath, shall Mr. Jeung

He placed his phone in his pocket and closed his suit. “I need you to make the changes that were suggested and submit the proposal by the end of the day. This meeting is

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

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

the documents as if the woman wasn’t there in the first place. This woman was Liam’s stepmother, Margarette Horvath–a socialite who married

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father years after Liam’s mother died.

you

Mondo didn’t wait

took the lunchbox

how could you do

drug. Liam said as he finally lifted his gaze away from the document. “Now, I am giving you thirty seconds to leave my office or the police will be called. I can assure

“What