Mr. Villain's Lovely Wife

Chapter 43

Chapter 43

-I think we need to talk,” Calen said the moment he saw Izzy walk out of the elevator.

“Do you need something?” she asked, frowning. She handed her bles to Anna. The presentation was today, and she had spent mights finalizing it. She had been out from the office while working on this project so she wasn’t surprised to see Calen already waiting for her.

“In my office,” Calen said.

Izzy followed behind him “What do you need?”

“You haven’t been in your office for days.

“I had to finish my presentation.”

“And you weren’t answering my calls,” Calen said as he opened the door.

Izzy walked inside. Calen closed the office door behind them, his expression tense as he turned to face her. She stood by the desk. setting her bag on the chair, clearly uninterested in whatever this impromptu meeting was about.

“Why have you been staying away?” Calen asked, crossing his arms over his chest.

Izzy arched an eyebrow, her fingers tapping idly on the desk. “Staying away? You’re overthinking things.”

I’m not, Calen shot back. “You haven’t been in your office for days, you weren’t answering my calls, and like it’s no big deal.”

now!

you’re acting

“It isn’t,” Izzy said plainly. “I’ve been busy. You knew I had to finish my presentation. If you needed something important, you could have called Anna.”

Or you!

called back,” Calen pressed. “Or at least let me know you weren’t avoiding me.”

Izzy’s lips twitched into a faint smirk, though it didn’t reach her eyes. “Avoiding you? What exactly makes you think I have time for that?”

Calen stepped closer, his gaze narrowing “Did you have a date with Liam Horvath?”

disbelieving laugh. She crossed her arms and leaned back against the desk. “A date? Are you serious?”

were with him, weren’t you?” Calen continued, his voice low That’s why you didn’t return my calls. That’s

head as she looked at him. “You’re unbelievable. Out of all the things you could ask me, that’s what you’re stuck

ask,” Calen insisted,

interrupted, her arms dropping to her sides. “Your employee? Your… what? Because you sure as hell

a step back,

whether or not I was with Liam Horvath than how I’m actually doing. Izzy snapped. “Not once did you ask me how I’m

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out, Izzy.”

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voice dripping with disbelief. “I’m working. I have a life. Not everything revolves around you.”

clenching into fists at his sides.

Do you even hear yourself right now? Because you sound so wrapped up in your

the way he looked at you during the auction?” Calen asked, his voice rising slightly. “You think I don’t notice the way he’s always around you,

he jealous? Izzy wanted to laughed. “And you think that’s my That I’m

Calen said, exasperated. “That’s why I’m asking!

stepping closer to him “Liam Horvath isn’t your

fault?

He opened his mouth to respond but faltered, the weight of her glare silencing

it’s because I’ve been working my ass off to fix things that

didn’t

at her watch. “Presentation’s in twenty

He knew how stubborn Izzy was

“What?”

a spoiled brat since. since.. Calen paused, realization dawning on

Can’t you” “Were you upset that

best thing that he could

because that anniversary dinner

Izzy didn’t know

“Izzy… were you upset because I forgot

him to ask her if she was upset that he’d been secretly screwing her cousin.

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