Mr. Villain's Lovely Wife

Chapter 73

Her hand froze halfway to her mouth, the lo mein slipping slightly between the chopsticks. She quickly cleared her throat and focused on her plate, choosing not to respond.

Liam’s gaze lingered on her before he continued. “Besides, that’s going to change soon.”

“What?” What will change soon?

“You, not knowing a lot of things about me,” Liam

answered without batting an eyelid.

Her chopsticks paused mid–air again. She glanced at him briefly tempted to ask what he meant. But something in the way he looked at her made her hesitate. She decided to let it go, focusing instead on her food. She turned away and cleared her throat. “So, do you do this often?” she asked, changing the subject.

“Do what?” he asked, picking up a piece of broccoli.

“Surprise women with takeout dinners under the stars,” she said, smirking as she gestured toward the setup.

Liam wasn’t just attractive–he had the physique of a model and the face of a god. It was easy to imagine women flocking to him wherever he went, both locally and abroad. The thought unexpectedly irritated her, and she found herself frowning slightly.

Catching herself, she quickly shook off the feeling and silently scolded herself. Why on earth did it matter? His dating history had nothing to do with her.

Liam smirked as he leaned back in his chair, casually picking up another dumpling. “Not, in the past,no. But soon, I’ll be doing this more often.”

Izzy frowned, setting her chopsticks down. “What’s that supposed to mean?”

He met her gaze without hesitation. “You’re my only woman. Since you like this, I’ll make sure it happens more often.”

her reaction. She placed the glass down and glared at him. “Are you trying to flirt with me,

slightly. “What if I was? What would you do about

“I’d tell you to stop wasting your time. I’m not one of those women who swoon over a

deepened. “Good thing I’m not trying to make you swoon. I just want

him, caught off guard by his confidence and the way his words made her heart skip a beat. She quickly shook her head and grabbed her chopsticks again, pretending to focus on her food. “You’re ridiculous,” she muttered, but the faint blush

chuckled softly, watching her with an amused expression. If you

refused to look at him, keeping her eyes firmly on her plate, but the heat rising to her face refused to go away.

might not be able to go back home for a couple of days. Please tell Grandfather that I’ll

him,” Liam replied, picking up another piece of broccoli

“When is the remodeling of your house going to be done? The sooner

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chopsticks down, a hint of amusement flashing in

instantly, but this time, she found herself unable to respond. Her lips parted slightly as if to

a moment

She shook her head lightly and lowered her gaze to her plate, focusing

in the air between them. Despite his constant teasing, Liam wasn’t a terrible company. In fact, the dinner felt… oddly comfortable. She chewed

sigh, she returned to her meal, the warmth on her cheeks lingering stubbornly. For some reason, this warmth continued until Liam drove her back

from Macau,” she said before she got out

answer,

Anna boarded the plane

here’s our boarding pass. Both of us will have business class seats,” Anna said as she handed Izzy the boarding pass along with her passport. Not long after, the