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."

villa at to make her disappear.

are wasting our time! You never

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 what I'm

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fist at his side,

want the board back in your control.

Do you think dragging this through court helps you? You think the media will keep quiet when they find out Liam Horvath's father threw his son

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

said carefully. "From a business perspective, what

turned sharply toward her. "Are you out of

the whole company down for months. We're not paying for her loyalty. We're paying for silence."

darkened further. He was the

smile for the cameras.

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

her head, clearly wanting to protest,

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

Olivier said. "I will tell my lawyer to process the

a loud

"What?"

expired," Izzy said, rising from her 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

"You!"

it looked painful. His hands balled into fists at

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he cursed her a thousand

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

tighten painfully. His whole body began to shake, small tremors running up his arms. He wanted to yell. He wanted to grab something and throw it. Anything to wipe the smirk off Isabella

him.

started, trying to calm

her hand away roughly and pushed her back