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."

"I'm not some kept woman you can throw a villa at to make her disappear. If you want me to sign

at her. "You are wasting our

you call that greedy?" Izzy said, blinking as if surprised 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

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hand curled into a fist at his side, but

back in your

you? You think the media will keep quiet when they find out Liam Horvath's

against the side of her glass. She

a business perspective, what she's asking

"Are you out

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

darkened further. He was the one with

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

"You're businessmen. You know the value of a

to protest, but Celeste's words

Olivier to realize that he no longer had the leverage he thought

said. "I will tell my lawyer to process

him with a loud sigh. "Too

"What?"

now at a fair, competitive price. And once you become CEO, you'll transfer another ten percent to me. I

"You!"

His hands balled into fists at his sides. He glared at

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he cursed her a thousand different

very least, argue like a normal woman. Instead, she humiliated him. She turned

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

him.

trying

her hand away roughly and pushed