Mr. Villain's Lovely Wife

Chapter 97

Chapter 97

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“Why do you look like that? Are you not enjoying the park?” Izzy asked before she took a large bite of her burger. For dinner, everyone except Pamella voted to cat at a well–known fast–food joint inside the park. “I mean you rode that carousel. right?”

Pamella’s face looked like she had just swallowed an entire lemon. Her jaw tightened as she stared at Izzy, who seemed oblivious to the tension. Izzy took another huge bite of her burger, chewing happily before looking at Calen with a bright

smile.

“You should stick by your girlfriend’s side,” Izzy said, her tone light as she gestured toward Pamella. “She doesn’t look very comfortable.”

Pamella’s grip on her burger tightened, her knuckles whitening. Before she could say anything, Calen waved a dismissive hand. “She’s fine,” he said, leaning back in his seat. “Just a little dizzy from the carousel.”

Under the table, Pamella’s heel slammed into Calen’s shin. His posture stiffened slightly, but he didn’t make a sound, only giving her a sideways glance. She bit into her burger sharply, barely tasting it as she seethed inwardly

The entire day had been a nightmare. Izzy and Liam had spent hours dragging them from one extreme ride to another, acting as if the two of them weren’t even there. Pamella’s feet throbbed more with every step, and her patience had run out before noon. Every time she tried to suggest something calmer, something less… dizzying, Izzy conveniently ignored her and ran off with Liam.

Calen wasn’t much better. Instead of taking charge or putting a stop to Izzy’s antics, he had stuck close to Pamella, pretending like he actually cared. But she could see through his act. He was just as irritated, only he didn’t dare say anything to ruin his precious “plan.”

Pamella silently cursed him. If it weren’t for his insistence that they follow Izzy and Liam like some pathetic chaperones, she wouldn’t be stuck here now, eating a cold burger in a fast–food joint, with blisters forming on her feet. She wanted to yell at him, blame him for this disaster, but she couldn’t even do that without giving away their fake relationship.

Her thoughts were interrupted when Liam suddenly stood up. He shrugged off his jacket and draped it casually over Izzy’s shoulders.

Izzy’s eyes lit up before she beamed at him. “Thanks,” she said simply, pulling the jacket closer.

To Pamella, though, the gesture felt unbearably smug. She stabbed a fry into her ketchup, glaring at Izzy’s “sweet” little smile. Pretentious, she thought bitterly.

as she fixed her gaze on Izzy. “So, you two have been friends since

off guard by the question.

lips curving into a small smile that didn’t reach her eyes. “It must be nice,” she said, letting her gaze flick briefly to Liam before returning to Izzy. “To finally be with

at Pamella sharply, his eyes narrowing. Liam, on the other hand, raised an eyebrow, his expression unreadable as he

head–on. “I guess you could say that,” she said calmly. “But things

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tightened slightly at the subtle remark. She opence her mouth to respond,

Izzy. “Things work out the way they’re meant to and yes. It is indeed nice to be with someone

Pamella

fists clenched under the table, but she forced her expression to stay neutral. She picked up her drink and

Pathetic, she thought, her irritation doubling. She was stuck playing along, pretending to be part of this charade, while Izzy and Liam played out their little

“How… sweet, she said, her voice dripping with feigned politeness. “It must be like something

been an adventure, that’s

Izzy was merely pretending to have moved on. Does Izzy think

before looking back at Liam and Izzy. “So, what do you want to do

out under the table. She pinched Calen’s thigh hard enough to make him flinch. His face

somewhere fun,” he said casually, glancing at her

her hands on a napkin and pushing her chair back. “That sounds great,” she said, grabbing her drink to take

light chuckle as she brushed her hair over her shoulder. “Good to know,” she said. Clearly, their idea of fun is so different from hers. Then, as if the thought had just occurred to her, she added, “Sadly, Calen and I have prior reservations back in Macau. We’ll be heading

head sharply toward Pamella, his expression somewhere between confusion and annoyance. But he didn’t say a word, letting

pressed herself together as if she was truly disappointed to hear that. “I was really starting to enjoy your company. It’s

but her fingers clenched tightly around her napkin. “Of course. After all, today has been… very memorable”