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 dialed

Liam answered

packed lunch?” Izzy asked, confused. She was pretty certain there was no lunch in the kitchen earlier.

you were too focused on staring at my

what to say, so

never failed to make her angry!

was totally out of place in her minimalist office. She couldn’t help but notice the tiny printed flowers decorating the box–lavenders and daisies delicately scattered

lunch was. From here, she could clearly

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box, with each compartment stacked perfectly on top of the other. It was neatly secured by a sleek black band with a small

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

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 the noticed a small compartment with pickled radish, thinly sheed and presented in

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

her past, yet somehow, he’d managed to recreate them down

took her phone and sent

[Thanks]

reply immediately

were delicious, but

hoping it was enough to calm her down. Then she

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

wondered what happened. Just minutes ago, the CEO was upset about a project in a foreign country. Then that phone

many

the long

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

CEO finally getting

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

got up from his chair. He placed his phone in his pocket and closed his suit. “I need you to make the changes

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

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

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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after Liam’s

you

Liam immediately sail Mondo didn’t wait for

took the

could you do

leave my

eyes widened. “What