Mr. Villain's Lovely Wife

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A Circus

"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."

at to make her disappear. If you want me to sign the divorce papers, then give me your

and pointed at her. "You are wasting our time! You never wanted to sign

is about to change ownership. When it does, the stock value will skyrocket. I'm not asking for charity. I'm asking for a piece of what I'm helping you secure. Isn't

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at

"You want the board back in your control.

that happen. Do you think dragging this through court helps you? You think the media will keep quiet

in her seat, her fingers tapping once against the side of her glass.

not wrong," Celeste said carefully. "From a business perspective, what she's

toward her. "Are you

for months. We're not paying for her loyalty. We're paying for silence."

darkened further. He was the one with leverage! What's

another woman for Liam to parade around if you want. Cassandra can smile for the cameras. But right now, none of that fixes your immediate problem. I

her posture relaxed. "You're businessmen. You know the value of a clean exit. I'm offering you one.

clearly wanting to protest, but Celeste's words had

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

Olivier said. "I will tell my

with a loud sigh. "Too

"What?"

competitive price. And once you become CEO, you'll

"You!"

hands balled into fists

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he cursed her

to fold. She was supposed to cry, beg, or at the very least, argue like a normal woman. Instead, she humiliated him. She turned the entire negotiation into a circus and made him look like

tremors running up his arms. He wanted to yell. He wanted to grab

him.

Celeste started, trying to calm

away roughly and pushed her back against the chair