Mr. Villain's Lovely Wife

Chapter 186

Liam instinctively grabbed Cassandra’s elbow as she pitched forward. But the moment he realized who it was, his hand recoiled as if the contact burned. His fingers let go with a sudden jerk.

Cassandra, caught mid–fall and expecting his support, lost her balance completely.

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Her heel twisted. Her knees buckled. She collapsed to the ground with a hard thud, landing awkwardly on one side of her hip. Her clutch flew from her hand, skidding across the carpet.

A wave of gasps rippled through the press line. Then, an explosion of flashbulbs followed. Cameras clicked furiously as photographers captured every second–her startled face, her dress bunched up at the knee, one strap slipping off her shoulder. Two assistants standing near the edge froze, unsure whether to run to her or stay back.

Liam took a single step away from the scene. His hands dropped to his sides. He looked down at her, impassive.

press From inside, Izzy blinked once, then twice, as she registered the scene. Cass Sarano. On the floor. In front of half the in the city. And Liam just standing there.

Next to her, Cindy muttered, “Well… that’s one way to make an entrance.”

As if sensing her gaze, Liam turned toward her direction and, without saying a word, left Cassandra on the floor as he marched toward Izzy.

“He’s coming…” Cindy said. For the first time, Izzy heard some sort of excitement in the woman’s voice. “Good thing you look perfect.”

Before Izzy could process what Cindy was talking about, Liam was already in front of her. “You look stunning,” he said before he lowered his head and suddenly captured her lips.

Izzy froze.

Izzy didn’t move. Her eyes widened as Liam leaned in, his hand already cupping her cheek. She barely had time to react before his lips pressed against hers.

it wasn’t drawn out either. More than anything, it caught her completely off guard. She didn’t understand what was happening–why he was doing this, here of all places, in front of everyone. By the time her brain caught up,

looked at her for a second, then reached

i’m late,” he said simply. “Let’s

crowd. Her steps followed his, but her thoughts trailed

from the kiss on her lips, but she didn’t even know what to make of it. Her fingers curled slightly into his palm. She glanced at him, walking confidently ahead of her, and then back

it felt

the outside. As if she had been dropped into

pinched his side.

when she pinched his side. He simply glanced down at her with the same calm expression he always wore when

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Chapter 186

other hand, was still trying to keep up. Her mind played the scene on a loop–the sudden kiss, the way he just marched over like it was the most normal thing in the world, the way he said you look stunning without blinking. She’d kissed him before. Plenty of times. But never like this. Never with this

and it was only then that the silence helped things seule. Her face

pressed her other palm to her cheek and immediately regretted it–it was burning, Why the

leaned down slightly and reached for the glass of water an usher offered

Your face looks like it’s about to explode?

glaring up at him. “You kissed me in front of

raised an eyebrow, “So?”

even sure what she wanted to say. He kissed her in front of the cameras.

Once,

ever, as if what just happened wasn’t enough to stop the entire

hard, it felt like it skipped a

enough so

wife,” he said. “Why wouldn’t I kiss my wife in

The words landed softly, but they completely knocked the wind out of her. She wasn’t used to this. She knew how to