Mr. Villain's Lovely Wife

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"I want shares," Izzy said, smiling.

"What did you say?" Olivier frowned, his face darkening.

They were already seated, the pretense of control slipping slightly around the edges. Olivier leaned forward, clearly trying to catch if he heard her right. Cassandra stiffened beside him, and even Celeste looked thrown off.

Izzy crossed her legs calmly. "You heard me. If you want me to ruin my marriage, you need to make it worth my while. I want ten percent of Horvath Holdings. No tricks, no creative accounting."

Cassandra immediately shot up from her chair. "Are you crazy?" she snapped. "Ten percent? That's-"

She stopped herself, visibly working through her anger.

"You're greedy," Cassandra said. "You should be grateful we're even offering you an out."

Izzy didn't move. She simply waited, letting them speak.

"You're biting off more than you can chew," Celeste added. "Women like us should know better. You're asking for something that isn't meant for you. Business is a man's world, Izzy. Stay where you belong."

"Isabella- " Olivier cut in, his hands resting heavily on the table. "Ask for

something else. I can give you money. A property. Cars. Pick what you want. You'll be taken care of."

Izzy tapped her nails against the armrest of her chair once, a soft, dismissive sound.

"Money?" she said. "Properties? Cars?"

She smiled again, colder this time.

"already have all of that. Probably more than

Olivier's jaw tightened.

you do."

you can throw a villa at to make her disappear. If

our time! You never wanted to

this explained. “The company is about to change ownership. When it does, the stock value will skyrocket. I'm not asking for charity.

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a fist at his side, but Izzy

said, her voice steady. "You want the board back in your control. You want everything to quiet down before

way to make that happen. Do you think dragging this through court helps you? You think the media will keep quiet when they find out Liam Horvath's father

fingers tapping once against the side of her glass. She opened her

said carefully. "From a business perspective, what she's asking makes

her. "Are

percent now is better than a public scandal dragging the whole company down for months. We're not paying for her loyalty. We're paying for silence." Besides, if the old man lives,

the

woman for Liam to parade around if you want. Cassandra can smile for the cameras. But right now, none of that

back slightly, her tone cool, her posture relaxed. "You're businessmen. You know the value of a clean exit. I'm offering you one. Ten percent

wanting to protest, but Celeste's words had already

sat still, watching them all, waiting for Olivier to realize that he no longer had the

"I will tell my lawyer

him with a loud sigh. "Too late," she got

"What?"

fair, competitive price. And once you become CEO, you'll transfer another ten percent to me. I want it in writing, signed today. Otherwise,

"You!"

His hands balled into fists at his sides.

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her a

supposed to fold. She was supposed to cry, beg, or at the very least, argue like a normal woman. Instead, she humiliated him.

tremors running up his arms. He wanted to yell. He wanted to grab something and throw it.

him.

trying to calm

roughly and pushed