Mr. Villain's Lovely Wife

Chapter 175

“Huh?” Izzy frowned at the tablet. The smell of coffee lingered in the air, thick and warm. Liam was in the kitchen behind her, moving around quietly as he finished preparing breakfast. She sat at the table, one leg crossed over the other, eyes glued

to the screen.

Just as she expected, the headlines were already out. The actor and actress caught in the restroom had taken over the entertainment section. The photos were blurry but clear enough to identify them. What followed was a string of articles digging into the actor’s past old accusations, former complaints, and questionable behavior on set. Everything had resurfaced.

He was done,

But that wasn’t what made her frown.

It was the article below it.

Calen Weiss and Pamella Johnson: Engaged and Possibly Eloped.

Izzy blinked.

The article spun the story in a clean, positive way. According to it, the couple had quietly tied the knot or planned to, with Pamella choosing to keep the details private to avoid unnecessary attention. It even quoted a source saying she preferred simplicity and didn’t like to “show off.”

Izzy slowly set the tablet down.

She knew Pamella. That woman didn’t hide things. She flaunted them.

Liam then placed a plate in front of her. English breakfast. Eggs, toast, sausage, grilled tomatoes. He sat across from her and glanced at the tablet.

“What’s wrong?” he asked.

Izzy tapped the screen once and slid it toward him. “It looks like the Weiss family wants the Blackwell Group’s support badly. This article says Calen and Pamella are engaged. Maybe even eloped.”

Liam took one look and shrugged. “You should stop reading the news first thing in the morning. It’ll ruin your day.”

Izzy narrowed her eyes at him. She rested her elbow on the table, then leaned her face into her palm, staring.

Liam looked up from his plate. “Is there something on my face?”

“There’s something missing from your face,” she said. “That’s the problem.”

He frowned. “What?”

She leaned forward, kissed him on the lips–quick, nothing dramatic–then pulled back.

“There,” she said. “Now there’s nothing missing. You look perfect.”

Liam blinked once.

Izzy picked up her fork and started eating like nothing happened, leaving Liam speechless… once again.

After breakfast, Liam stood and grabbed his keys from the counter.

“Let’s go.”

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the sink where she

heading for the

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store, she was eyeing him from

into the produce section

of spinach and turned it

the shelf. “It’s not. Look here.” He pointed at the

him as he picked up another bunch, checked it again, then placed

you know how

to cook,” he said. “I’m not

a bell pepper and held

it. “It’s soft.”

and quietly

red onions, a pack of pasta, and fresh herbs. He didn’t overthink anything, but he

him grab a bunch of bananas. “So you really

to be delivered,” he said. “And I don’t trust people to pick

it from

eyes but smiled.

they reached the checkout, their cart was full,

bags without saying anything. Izzy walked

checking the stems of spinach on

unlocked the car. “Now you know.”

the door and slid in. “It suits you, actually.”

glanced at her but

looked ahead, watching people come and go from the store. The whole morning had

mind that at all.

peace didn’t

“Liam?”

person who called Liam’s name. Surprisingly, Izzy immediately recognized the

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stepmother, Margarette

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teenage boy following behind Margarette, Liam’s half–brother? She heard that Liam’s father got

said, a smile apparent on her face as she held a hand toward Izzy. However, before Izzy could say a word, Liam already held her hand.

we still have things to attend to,” Liam said.

it’s been so long since you visited your brother. Why

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carefully let Izzy inside the car. Without asking questions, Izzy sat

but we still have some appointments,” Izzy smiled. She didn’t wait for Margarette to say another word as she closed

word to each other. Then Liam’s phone started ringing.

answer that?” she asked. She could clearly see the caller–Mr. Horvath. She immediately assumed that this was not his grandfather. Liam, despite everything, was close to the old man.

after a few seconds, but

didn’t say anything at first, just turned her gaze to the