Mr. Villain's Lovely Wife

Chapter 82

Chapter 82

Macau

Izzy sighed as she shrugged off her coat and draped it over the bed. She then raised an eyebrow as she turned toward Liam, who followed her into her hotel room without hesitation. He moved with his usual confidence, as if her space was his to occupy. Why was he treating this place as his own!?

“You really should stop agitating him like that,” she said, folding her arms.

Liam leaned casually against the edge of the dresser, his lips curling into a faint smirk. “Why should I? It’s fun,” he said, watching her closely. “Besides, I didn’t think you’d be affected.”

Izzy narrowed her eyes. “I’m not affected. I just don’t want any trouble,” she blurted. She knew how Calen had been drinking heavily lately. Alcohol had clouded his judgment. She couldn’t shake the worry that he might do something reckless, especially to Liam.

Liam straightened and took a step toward her. “If you’re not affected,” he said, his tone low, “then why are you asking me to stop? Isn’t it just a little more fun this way?”

Izzy pinched the bridge of her nose and began massaging her temples. “It’s childish,” she muttered, glancing at him with faint exasperation.

He stopped in front of her, standing close enough that she could smell his cologne. “Is it because you still care about him?” he asked, his gaze sharp.

!

Her head snapped up. “I don’t care about Calen anymore,” she said without hesitation.

Almost immediately, she noticed the subtle change in Liam’s face. His smirk disappeared, replaced by something darker, more intense. His jaw tightened, and his eyes burned with an unspoken emotion. Izzy frowned and tilted her head. “Are you angry?” she asked.

away. Instead, he took another step closer, his gaze never leaving hers. “What if I

lips pursed. Why would he be angry? Was it because he was being called out? Then she smirked, lifting her chin. “You just reminded me of how you used to act,” she said. “Always finding ways to get under my skin, always bullying

Liam’s expression darkened further, his features hardening. Izzy’s smirk faltered as he

held her gaze, his voice low and deliberate. “Is that the real reason you don’t

he asking this question with that angry look in his eyes?

he

could indeed handle Calen. However, the memories of what happened in her office suddenly filled her

Calen gripping her wrist and yelling at her surfaced. She clenched her fists at her sides, trying

Liam’s eyes narrowed slightly as if he had pieced something together. “So you’re not as unaffected as you want me to believe,” he said. “You say you can handle him, but here you are, telling

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she met his gaze, the tension between the crackling like a live wire. “I told you already. I don’t want trouble. Is that so hard to understand?” She can’t have problems now, especially with the surrounding project in Macau. She needed to collaborate with Liam

he stepped even closer, and suddenly, the small space between them felt suffocating. “You don’t want trouble? Or is

refused to back down. “Don’t twist my words,” she snapped, glaring at him. “I just don’t want to

something darker. “Is that what

is that

breath against her cheeks. “You know exactly what it means,” he said. “You’re pushing me away, but you’re the one who keeps pulling me back. Or are you

back? Toward her? Izzy’s breath quickened, her pulse pounding in her ears as her eyes moved from his eyes to his moistened lips, then back to his

infuriating, but the heat simmering between them was impossible to ignore. She opened her mouth to retort, but no words came out. Instead, her frustration boiled over in a

to her level, and crashed her lips against his in a