Mr. Villain's Lovely Wife

Chapter 126

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“I’m sorry. I didn’t know Frederik would try to do something like that,” Atty. Alcaraz said.

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“It’s not a problem,” Izzy said. She wasn’t exactly surprised that Frederik hadn’t returned after that ‘minor incident‘ earlier. Perhaps the man was just testing the waters. Either way, Izzy realized she needed to prepare even more for the near future.

“That man is well known womanizer and I’m sure you already know that. I never expected you to allow him to sit with us,” the lawyer said.

Izzy smirked but said nothing. She needed to get used to confrontations like this. In the past, she had been very avoidant and even chosen to stay away from all this mess while being with Calen. And what did it get her?

She was betrayed by the people closest to her. It was about time she learned these things to defend herself.

Atty. Alcaraz’s phone buzzed on the table. She glanced at the screen before picking it up. “Yes.” A short pause. “That’s good. Schedule it.”

She ended the call and set her phone back down, looking at Izzy. “Monica found a lawyer.”

Izzy picked up her wine glass, swirling the liquid as she listened.

“They’ll be counter–filing tomorrow, and it looks like they’re going to push for a settlement meeting soon.” Atty. Alcaraz leaned back in her chair. “I suppose they think you’re going to beg them to settle.”

Izzy took a slow sip of her wine before setting the glass down. A faint smile curved her lips. “Let them think that.”

Atty. Alcaraz smirked. “They really don’t know who they’re dealing with, do they?”

Izzy didn’t respond. She didn’t need to.

The night stretched on, and after a few more drinks, they finally called it a night.

“Here are the things that need your signature,” Anna said, placing a stack of documents on Izzy’s desk. “This includes some updates for the Macau project.”

exhaled, glancing at the pile before picking up her pen. Work had returned to normal–at least on the surface. But with Calen suspended, her responsibilities had doubled. She wasn’t just handling her usual workload; she was now covering everything he was supposed to be doing

fingers tapped against the desk as she flipped through the pages. Suspended? It felt more like a reward than a punishment. While she was stuck in the office handling all of this, Calen was

another document, her

was about to ask Anna something, the assistant spoke again.

Izzy stilled.

and Cecil Weiss walked in as if she owned the place.

to talk,” Cecil said, standing across

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A slow smile

expression turned sour, but she didn’t argue, “Fine.”

toward the

another word, the two women

anything? Coffee? Tea?” Izzy asked.

you drugging it?” Cecil snapped.

Izzy said with a smile, but she gestured for Anna to leave them alone. “That’s not very

couch across from her. Even

she were covering something up. Dark circles peeked through, barely hidden beneath

said, tilting her head slightly.

let out a sharp breath, leaning back. “I would have been,” she said, brushing an invisible speck off her

“I’m not sure what you mean.”

armrest. “You made me

deny it.

for a moment before turning back to her. “What is

elbows on her knees. “I’m just defending myself,” she said. “Should I have just let you do whatever you

if trying to compose herself. When she opened them again, she looked straight at

it turns out Cecil really cares too much

Cecil took that

her head. “That’s pocket change.”

frowned. “Then what do

the woman in front of her. Then she smiled. “The better