Mr. Villain's Lovely Wife

Chapter 147

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“So, she’s not budging, eh?” Frederik smirked when he heard his assistant’s updates. He had seen Izzy earlier during breakfast, but the woman ignored him–again. Had she not realized that someone in Macau was trying to suppress her? A foreigner?

Or was she expecting someone else to help her out?

“Sir, if you don’t mind me asking.” his assistant said in a lowered voice. “What are our next steps? We have already intervened, but—but we cannot do anything beyond this, or it would become too obvious that someone else is trying to sabotage Miss Rossi’s project.”

Frederik leaned back in his chair, fingers tapping idly against the edge of the table as he absorbed his assistant’s words. Izzy still wasn’t budging.

He wasn’t surprised.

From the brief interactions they’d had, Isabella Rossi didn’t seem like the type to ask for help–not unless she absolutely had

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And yet, someone in Macau was actively trying to suppress her. A foreigner interfering in her project should have raised alarm bells by now.

So why wasn’t she doing anything?

Frederik exhaled sharply, stretching his legs out. “What about Horvath?”

His assistant hesitated before answering. “Still in London, sir.”

Frederik’s fingers drummed against the table.

That confirmed his suspicion.

If Liam Horvath and Isabella were together–really together–Liam wouldn’t have let her handle this mess alone. He would have already pulled strings, made calls, and maybe even flown to Macau himself.

But he hadn’t.

Which meant there was distance between them.

Interesting.

Frederik leaned forward, lacing his fingers together. “Push a little more.”

assistant’s posture straightened. “How

project completely,” Frederik mused, tilting his head. “Just enough to make it unbearable for her. Increase material delays, and escalate permit issues–subtly. We don’t want them tracing

customs approval. And the subcontractors–some of them are

Frederik smirked. “Perfect.”

“If she won’t ask for help, we’ll make her desperate

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bowed slightly before exiting

slow sip of his drink, savoring the burn as

want…” he muttered to himself, a smirk playing on his

San Francisco wasn’t much different

temples as the weight of the situation bore down on him. His office,

as their attorney, Anthony Langford flipped through a thick folder

them. “The FBI has officially launched an

“And how credible is

shell companies linked to the foundation. Internal emails were leaked,

cut him off. “I never touched any offshore accounts.”

his gaze. “But your wife

Silence.

“What exactly are they accusing us

of documents. “On the surface, the charges are directed at Cecil Weiss. She’s the one named in the primary reports. However, given that she acted as a representative of the foundation and that Weiss Inc. had ties to some of these transactions, there is a chance they will expand the investigation to

exhaled slowly. “And the source?”

He tapped a finger against one of the documents. “This wasn’t an impulsive whistleblower. Whoever did this has been watching the Weiss family for years. They didn’t just leak one or two transactions -they

Renard’s expression hardened.

should have. Either someone from within turned against you, or this was planned by

fingers gripping the edge of his chair. “An enemy

Anthony nodded. “Precisely.”

tense silence settled in

something like this off. It wasn’t just about having evidence–it was about knowing when to use

to strike.

he could say anything, the head of Weiss Inc.’s legal department entered the room, a stack of

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