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."

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

wasting our time! You never wanted to sign the

they even needed this explained. “The company 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

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curled into a fist at his side, but Izzy didn't

"You want the board back in your control. You want everything to quiet down

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

shifted in her seat, her fingers tapping once against the side of her glass. She opened her mouth, hesitated, then

"From a business perspective, what she's

"Are you

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, he

was the one

around if you want. Cassandra can smile for the cameras. But right now,

know the value of

clearly wanting to protest, but Celeste's words had already

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

my lawyer to process the

loud sigh. "Too late," she

"What?"

seat. "Here's the new one: I want ten percent of Horvath Holdings now at a fair, competitive price. And once you become CEO, you'll transfer another

"You!"

balled into fists at his sides. He glared at Izzy as

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her a thousand different

was supposed to cry, beg, or at the very least,

to grab something and throw it. Anything to wipe the smirk off Isabella Rossi's face. Celeste, seeing his expression, quickly reached

him.

Celeste started, trying to calm

hand away roughly and pushed her