Mr. Villain's Lovely Wife

Chapter 158

སཾ ཛཱ, 42%

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Chapter 158

Calen’s gaze flickered between Liam and Izzy, his jaw tight as he stood awkwardly in the middle of the living room. His eyes lingered on the soft lighting, the neatly set dining table in the next room, and the half–empty wine glasses.

The faint notes of jazz drifted through the space, warm and intimate. Everything about the scene made his hands clench at his sides.

At least Izzy let him in. Yes. At least he now had the chance to talk to Liam. Almost immediately, his gaze landed on the man he wanted to talk to.

Liam leaned back against the armrest of the sofa, one arm draped casually along the back, eyes glinting with a mix of boredom and impatience. Meanwhile,,Izzy stood by the doorway, arms crossed loosely, her expression unreadable. The sight only seemed to heighten Calen’s irritation.

Calen’s fingers flexed, eyes narrowing. “Tell me…” he started, the words coming out strained. “Were you and her-” He broke off, eyes darting briefly to Izzy before snapping back to Liam.

Liam’s eyes flickered with something cold. “Mind your own business,” he cut in smoothly, eyes never leaving Calen’s face. “If you’re here to gossip, I’m afraid you’re wasting your time.” He arched a brow, almost lazily. “What do you want, Weiss? It’s late, and I don’t recall having any appointments with you.”

Calen’s jaw flexed, eyes flashing. He exhaled sharply, irritation simmering beneath the surface. “I want to talk in private,” he bit out, eyes darting to Izzy pointedly. “If you don’t mind.”

Liam’s gaze didn’t waver. “Whatever you have to say, you can say it here,” he remarked coolly. “We don’t have secrets in this house.”

Calen’s eyes narrowed further. There was something about how Liam said ‘this house‘ that irritated him further. What the heck was this man doing? Was he still trying to make him jealous?

He rolled his eyes inwardly but forced himself to stay calm. The last thing he needed was to make a scene. “This is business,” he snapped. “I don’t see the point in having her hear it, considering she’s leaving Weiss Inc. soon.”

been amusement. “Then you can leave,” he said smoothly, eyes half–lidded and bored. “I don’t see the point

his tongue. He sucked in a breath, forcing himself to stay composed. Picking a fight now would

muttered, voice tight. “All I’m asking is for you to give Weiss Inc. a bit more authority on the Macau project. Just enough to get the investors

move for a moment. Then, with a quiet sigh, he pushed to

thrown. “Where are you going?” he

to talk business, call my secretary and schedule a meeting. I

kidding me, right?” he bit out, voice rising slightly. “You can’t be serious-”

as he moved smoothly toward the hallway, shoulders relaxed. He didn’t bother glancing

lips curling with something dark and furious. “You can’t just

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“Then call my secretary,” he remarked smoothly

dinner.”

jaw flexed, disbelief flashing briefly

was already halfway down the hallway, unbothered and

amusement. She crossed her arms, leaning casually against the doorframe. “Well,” she remarked lightly, eyes glinting. “You heard him.”

argue, might snap back with something cutting and bitter. But the look in Izzy’s eyes–cool, indifferent, almost bored–made the words wither on

into something cold and composed. Without another word, he turned sharply on his heel, storming out of the

softly, pushing off the doorframe with a faint roll of her eyes. “Dramatic,” she muttered, smoothing a hand down

a moment later, eyes glinting with faint amusement. “Is he gone?” he asked,