Mr. Villain's Lovely Wife

Chapter 212

Lovely wife 212

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Olivier Horvath sat in a private lounge inside the executive wing of the Horvath Holdings corporate tower. The skyline of downtown New York stretched behind him. through floor-to-ceiling windows, but he wasn't paying attention to the view.

Across from him sat Klaus Reinhardt-a board member for nearly two decades, known for being both practical and dangerously flexible when the numbers worked in his favor. Olivier poured a finger of whiskey into Klaus's glass before settling back into his

own seat.

"I'll get straight to it," Olivier began, crossing one leg over the other. "This entire transition plan my father drafted... it's flawed. Temporary control in the hands of someone who's never been involved in this business? That's reckless."

Klaus took a slow sip. "He's your son."

"And I'm his," Olivier replied quickly. "But only one of us has been running the day-to-day operations of this empire for the last fifteen years. I'm the one who sat through every earnings call, every regulatory review, every acquisition. Liam chose to build a startup and throw punches from the sidelines."

Klaus leaned forward slightly. "You think he'll fail?"

don't think I know," Olivier said. "Liam might be sharp, but sharp doesn't make you stable. Horvath Holdings needs more than a clever executive. It needs continuity. It needs someone who understands the layers behind each division. My father did. And so do I."

Klaus didn't argue. He waited.

Olivier reached into his briefcase and pulled out a small folder. He set it on the table between them.

"What's that?" Klaus asked.

"An opportunity," Olivier said. "Alabama. A biomass energy venture. We've been developing it quietly under one of my subsidiaries. If it hits benchmarks by Q3, it's set to draw a major federal subsidy. We're talking about a 40% ROI in less than eighteen months."

Klaus opened the folder and/scanned the summary. "Who's backing this?"

"Privately funded for now," Olivier replied. "But once I have controlling votes on the board, it gets folded into the Horvath green tech division. You'll get in on the ground floor. Five percent equity in the venture. No dilution. Locked in."

Klaus narrowed his eyes slightly. "And in exchange?"

"A vote," Olivier said. "Tomorrow. You motion to pause all decisions made by Liam. under the temporary proxy authority. We open a review into the legitimacy of the documents-standard audit protocol. If we get six votes, it buys me time."

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Klaus didn't respond right away. He looked at the folder again.

Olivier leaned in. "Klaus, we're not talking about destroying Liam. We're talking about protecting the company from instability. From emotional decisions. From someone whose wife is in critical condition and who's juggling two companies during a family crisis. He's compromised."

Klaus asked. "I didn't know Liam Horvath is

crash," Olivier said, keeping his expression unreadable.

"You always were better

smiled faintly. "Then let's

"I'll

need," Olivier said, standing. "You

He offered his hand.

Klaus shook it.

turned and walked toward the elevator, already dialing his next call. There were five more names on his list, and he only

was once again in front of

returned to his office, someone

usual stack of overnight reports. Instead, he

Helene.

lowering her voice slightly. "She

Klaus frowned. "Who?"

office without answering. Klaus stepped

Her posture was composed, her hands resting lightly on her lap. Her head was bandaged just above her right brow, the

as

"Thank you for making

a polite nod.

"Isabella Rossi."

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him pause. He knew the

some venture capital. He had no ties to them, but they had

he asked, stepping around to his chair.

is about business-" "It's not," she said. "I'm not here on behalf of Rossi Group. And I'd

eyebrow

personal reasons," Isabella continued.

leg over the other. "Off

his chair, observing her. "You understand how unusual

is."

"I do."

the edge of his desk once, then folded his hands. "Alright then.

knew that Liam wanted her to

She wished she could just continue staying in that place and hide, but the world would continue moving even without

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