Mr. Villain's Lovely Wife

Chapter 127

Chapter 127

“Shares?” Calen’s voice shook. “She wanted shares?”

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Cecil sat opposite her son, pouring herself a glass of wine. “I’ve already agreed to give her five percent of my ten percent shares,” she said, setting the bottle down. “My lawyers will handle the transfer. Once everything is processed, it’ll be legally under her name.”

Calen’s jaw tensed. “But Mom-”

Cecil took a slow sip of her wine before meeting his glare. “This mess? You created it, Calen. Don’t forget that.”

Calen’s jaw clenched. “Why would you give her shares that belong to me?”

Cecil’s grip tightened around the stem of her glass. “They don’t belong to you,” she said coolly. “Those shares are mine. I’m choosing to compensate Izzy with them.”

Compensate. The word left a bitter taste in her mouth.

Inwardly, Cecil fumed as she recalled the conversation she had with Izzy.

She had gone into that meeting thinking she could negotiate and intimidate Izzy into backing down. Instead, she had been met with sarcasm, wit, and an unshakable resolve she hadn’t expected.

“I thought you were smarter than this, Cecil,” Izzy had said, amusement flickering in her eyes. “Bribing me with pocket change? I thought you actually wanted to negotiate.”

Cecil had gritted her teeth. “Twenty million is not pocket change.”

“To you, maybe,” Izzy had mused. “To me? It’s a number I could make in a week.”

Cecil had wanted to slap that smug expression off her face, but she held herself back.

“What do you want, then?” she had finally asked, her patience wearing thin.

Izzy

had smiled. “I want something worth my time.”

And then she had said it.

Shares.

But the way Izzy looked at her as if she already knew she would win, had sent

Every attempt to shift the conversation in her favor

Izzy had won.

just hadn’t expected it.

she knew used to listen to whatever Calen said. She used to follow his decisions without question.

gone.

but to hand

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interrupted by Izzy’s secretary informing

Horvath,

Liam Horvath,

of it, Liam Horvath had been sending Izzy food for some time now. Obviously, she wasn’t planning to tell Calen about this. Calen had always seen Liam Horvath as a rival because they were the same age. She didn’t want to provoke her son again and cause even more chaos. It was enough that Calen knew how ruthless Izzy was. Perhaps now, he would

sip of her wine, composing herself before looking at her son. “Don’t

Calen’s expression darkened.

Five percent.

amount Izzy would now own.

on his

just about numbers.

was still five

company would listen to her more than they

clenched his

had just made

Izzy had prepared everything -the recordings, the pictures. It was as if she had known this was going to happen. Was this

his phone out of his pocket. Earlier today, he received some updates on the Macau project. He

his phone and dialed a

about me,” a coquettish voice answered. The owner of this voice was

your help,” Calen

I was expecting that,” Pamella said. “We can talk in

Are you expecting me to-”

Pamella said. “I helped you in Macau,

gritted his teeth, his fingers tightening around his phone. He didn’t like being forced into a corner, but right now,he had no choice.

said. “I’ll come

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