Mr. Villain's Lovely Wife

Chapter 145

“Mr. Horvath, thank you for seeing me today.”

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Felicity Covington stepped into the office with effortless grace, a practiced smile curving her lips. Tall, slender, and strikingly beautiful, her presence commanded attention. With her golden blonde hair falling in perfect waves over her shoulders and piercing blue eyes, she had the kind of beauty that made heads turn. Her tailored navy dress hugged her figure just right, and as she moved, she carried an air of confidence that was impossible to ignore.

To anyone else, she was breathtaking.

Liam, however, barely spared her a glance before frowning.

He leaned back in his chair, fingers tapping once against his desk. “Why are you here, Miss Covington?”

Felicity’s smile didn’t falter. Instead, she stepped further into the room, placing a perfectly manicured hand on the back of the chair across from him. “I was hoping to invite you to a gala.”

Liam’s eyes narrowed. “This is the important matter you wanted to discuss?”

Felicity simply smiled, as if amused by his reaction. She took her time settling into the chair, crossing one long leg over the other in a way that subtly emphasized the slit in her dress. The movement was slow, deliberate–designed to draw attention.

Liam, unimpressed, glanced back at his screen.

He wasn’t blind to what she was trying to do. Felicity Covington wasn’t just any socialite–she was the eldest daughter of the CEO of Covington Holdings and one of its largest shareholders. He had expected her visit to be about business, possibly some last–minute negotiation regarding the takeover.

But no.

She was here to invite him to a damn gala.

His fingers drummed against the desk once before he exhaled sharply. “If you’re looking for someone to escort you, I’m sure you have plenty of friends to call.”

Felicity chuckled softly, shifting slightly in her seat, her leg brushing against the edge of his desk. “But none of them are you, Mr. Horvath.”

Liam snorted. “And that should mean something to me?”

Felicity tilted her head, studying him as if he were some puzzle she intended to solve. “It means I always get what I want.”

held her gaze, unimpressed. “Then you’re about to be

smile didn’t fade, but something in her

She was persistent.

her out,” Liam

other people. She’d done her research prior to coming here and had prepared in advance for situations like this. “I originally wanted to wait for the gala to talk

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discuss this at the gala,” she said smoothly, “but I didn’t know that Mr. Horvath is currently occupied with something important.

you

the hem of her dress. “I know you want Covington

but his eyes

smiled. “And I’m here to help

that was something

her carefully. “And why

against the armrest. “Because,

raised an eyebrow.

be the next CEO of Covington

come, he exhaled through his nose. “You expect me to hand you control of a multi–billion–dollar company in exchange for what? Helping me convince your

I won’t just convince him.

against his desk. “And how do you plan to

back against the chair, arms crossing over her chest. “It didn’t matter that I worked harder. That I was smarter. That I cared more about the company than my brother ever did.” Her gaze sharpened. “He never even

his head. “So this is

curled slightly against her arm. “It’s about proving everyone

“And what are your qualifications?”

Felicity blinked. “What?”

desk. “You’re asking me to put you in charge of a corporation worth billions. So, I’m asking–what are your qualifications?”

for the first

Liam waited.

graduated from a prestigious university

nodded slowly. “And?”