Mr. Villain's Lovely Wife

Chapter 91

Chapter 91

Chapter 91

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“What do you mean you can’t find her?” Calen shot Albert a sharp glare. “I told you she’s in her office.”

Albert hesitated, shifting uncomfortably. “But the guard said-”

Calen’s jaw tightened, his patience wearing thin. He had spent the entire day drowning in work, and now his secretary couldn’t locate one person. One person in the entire of Macau. Just how big was Macau? It was damn smaller than Los Angeles!

“Sir,” Albert began cautiously. “Is it possible ‘that… Miss Rossi might be hiding-

– “Stop,” Calen snapped, cutting him off. His eyes darkened, the tension in the room thick. “Why on earth would she be

hiding? She’s supposed to be working.”

“Well, maybe she’s-” Albert hesitated. “She’s hiding from you? Perhaps she-”

“Izzy is hiding from me?” Calen cut Albert off sharply, slamming his hand on the table. Papers fluttered as his secretary flinched. “Don’t be absurd! Why would she need to hide? She has a job to do, and so do you, Albert!”

“I checked her office three times,” Albert stammered. “The- The security confirmed she left the premises earlier this afternoon, but no one saw where she went.”

Calen rose from his chair abruptly, the scrape of wood against the floor loud in the otherwise silent room. His broad shoulders tensed as he rounded the desk. “A whole day wasted,” he muttered, more to himself than to Albert. “It’s her birthday, for God’s sake. And I’m stuck here with unfinished work while you run around like a headless chicken.”

Albert swallowed hard. “Sir, I-”

“Save it,” Calen snapped, his voice colder now. He grabbed his coat from the back of his chair and shrugged it on. “She didn’t leave for no reason. And if she’s not answering her phone, there’s only one explanation.”

have documents to sign, and there’s

slipping further. He brushed past Albert, his

“But, sir-”

through the office. He threw

prepare the car. Sliding into the backseat, he leaned forward, his fingers digging into

of traffic, the city lights blurring past as Calen stared out the

to wear on him. Izzy was supposed to work in the same building as him, but Liam and his father agreed that it would be best for her to work with Liam. Izzy had been working out of the building Liam Horvath had specifically arranged for her–a sleek, modern space that served as her independent domain, which was somehow next

it was just another way for his father to control things while giving Izzy more

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visibility. More… importance.

work designed to keep him tethered to the office. And now, on her birthday of all days, she had vanished–leaving him

breath, his grip tightening on the headrest. His

smug,

weeks now, finding every excuse to

smooth stop outside Izzy’s office. Calen stepped out without waiting for the adjusted his coat and

open the door. He

did, he would

before he could take another step, he immediately saw who he was looking for. Izzy and Liam walked out of the building together, their laughter breaking the stillness of the evening. Calen froze, his fists clenching at

Liam all along. This wasn’t a coincidence. Liam had orchestrated everything. The endless pile of documents Cálen had been forced to review today, the sudden demands from the U.S. team for an impromptu meeting- why had it all fallen on Izzy’s birthday? It wasn’t hard to connect the dots, Liam had planned this, pulling strings to distract him while/monopolizing

that Liam was

he called

stopped and turned

said. The respectful tone in her voice made him even more

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