Mr. Villain's Lovely Wife

Chapter 126

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.”

up her pen. Work had returned to normal–at least on the surface. But with Calen suspended, her responsibilities had doubled.

a reward than a punishment. While she was

another document,

was about to ask Anna something, the assistant spoke again. “Mrs. Weiss is

Izzy stilled.

opened, and Cecil Weiss walked

talk,” Cecil said, standing across from her.

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Chapter 126

pen. A slow

turned sour, but she

toward the seating

women

need anything? Coffee? Tea?” Izzy asked.

drugging it?”

she gestured for Anna to leave them

across from her. Even with her usual composed

than usual, almost as if she were covering something up. Dark circles

fine,” Izzy said, tilting her head slightly.

“I would have been,” she said, brushing an invisible speck

not sure what

exactly what I mean.” She crossed her legs, fingers gripping the armrest. “You made me believe we were winning. You

deny

for a moment before turning back to

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

eyes briefly as if trying to compose herself. When she opened them again, she looked straight at Izzy. “I can give you anything,” she said. “Just don’t include

eyebrow. So it turns out Cecil really cares too much about her perfect image,

took that as interest and continued.

chuckled, shaking her head. “That’s

“Then what

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

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