Mr. Villain's Lovely Wife

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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.”

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

pages. Suspended? It felt more like a reward than a punishment. While she was stuck in the office handling all of this, Calen was probably at home doing absolutely

another document, her irritation growing.

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

Izzy stilled.

Cecil Weiss walked in as if she owned

to talk,” Cecil said, standing

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pen. A slow smile curved her lips. “This conversation

turned sour, but

toward the seating area.

two women moved toward

Coffee? Tea?” Izzy

drugging it?” Cecil

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

Cecil settled on the couch across from her. Even with

something up.

don’t look fine,” Izzy said, tilting her head

have been,” she said, brushing an invisible speck off her skirt. “But you

not sure what you mean.”

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

deny

before turning back to her. “What is your goal?”

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

herself. When she opened them again, she looked straight at Izzy. “I can give you anything,”

really cares too much

said nothing, Cecil took that as interest and continued.

shaking her head. “That’s

what do you

studied the woman in front of her. Then she