Mr. Villain's Lovely Wife

Chapter 90

Chapter 90

Liam stepped in front of her, his tall frame blocking the doorway as Izzy adjusted the strap of her bag. She stopped abruptly, her eyes narrowing.

“What are you doing?” she asked. She was about to leave her office. What was he up to now?

“What was that?” he countered, his lips quirking into a faint smirk.

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“You’ve been looking at my secretary,” she said, her eyebrow arching as she crossed her arms. “Don’t think I didn’t notice.”

Instead of answering, Liam leaned against the doorframe as his gaze flicked over her face. When Izzy made a move to step around him, he shifted, blocking her again. Her jaw tightened.

“Move,” she said, her voice sharp as she gestured to the side. “I’m in a hurry. I need to finish a few more things tonight.”

“Are you angry?” Liam asked, tilting his head slightly as his eyes searched hers.

“Why would I be angry?” Izzy shot back, her arms falling to her sides as her frustration grew. She noticed him and Anna looking at each other earlier and for some unknown reason, she felt… irritated.

Liam’s smirk deepened. “I don’t know. You tell me.”

Izzy rolled her eyes and took a step forward, determined to push past him, but he didn’t budge. Instead, he leaned closer, his proximity forcing her to tilt her head back slightly.

“Are you jealous?” he asked, his voice low enough that it made her chest tighten involuntarily.

“Jealous?” she repeated, scoffing. “I’m not jealous. Don’t flatter yourself.”

unrelenting. “You sure about that?”

clipped. She reached out to nudge him aside, but he

Izzy said, her

one fluid motion, he stepped closer, his hands finding her waist.

him away, but he didn’t let go. His grip on her waist tightened, pulling her

with his. The intensity in his gaze made her breath hitch,

pulse quickened as she swallowed. She opened her mouth to retort, but the words caught in her throat as his

and for a brief moment, she forgot what she

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Chapter 90

same thing to her at one point in their relationship? “You should stop that,” she mumbled. On her own accord, she lifted her chin and Bravely

on her lips. “You really…should

what?” Liam asked.

them “Need I remind you that we’re in a contractual

expression didn’t falter. If anything, his smirk deepened as his fingers lightly traced the curve of her waist,

She blinked up at him, her brow furrowing as she leaned back slightly, her

the sound low and almost smug as he let one hand slip from her waist to brush against a strand of hair framing her face. “Let’s see. I’m handsome, I’m rich, and

corners of her lips twitching like she was fighting a smile. “Those sound

leaned in, his breath warm against her ear as his voice dropped, making her pulse race. “And I can satisfy you in bed. Isn’t that something you want, Izzy? Something

keep her composure. She turned

sliding back to her waist, pulling her flush against him. “It’s just a relationship. If you decide it’s not what you want, you can leave anytime. File for divorce. I won’t stop you. But if you agree to be with me,

away or pull him closer. “Men always say that to get what they want,” she said, her voice steady despite

lowered his face until their foreheads nearly touched. “I’ve already got what I want, Izzy,” he murmured, his gaze dropping briefly to her lips before returning to

of them moved, the tension thick and electric. Izzy’s hands tightened against his chest, her body caught between the instinct to pull away and the

resolve wavered. Something inside her mind tells her that she should say

whispered, his thumb brushing against her waist in slow, deliberate circles. “I’ll give you everything. More than anyone else ever could.”