Mr. Villain's Lovely Wife

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"Wait!" Cass rushed after Olivier as the elevator door opened. She grabbed his arm. What am I supposed to do now?" she demanded. "My fans are already stirring up trouble. We need Isabella to divorce Liam so we can move forward. What happens if she doesn't?"

Olivier stepped into the elevator without glancing back. "She won't have a choice," he said.

Cassandra shook her head, panic rising. "That's not good enough!" she snapped. "You promised me this marriage. You said if I played along, it would happen. If you don't deliver-" She shoved Celeste's hand off her shoulder when she tried to calm her. "Don't touch me," Cass snapped.

Turning back to Olivier, she stepped right in front of him before he could press the button. “You promised," she said through clenched teeth. "And if you don't make this happen, I'll burn you alive."

Olivier's jaw flexed, but he said nothing.

Cassandra turned on her heel, marched inside the elevator alone, and jabbed the close button before either Olivier or Celeste could move. The doors slid shut, cutting her off from them.

For a second, neither Olivier nor Celeste moved. Then Celeste turned to him quickly." Don't mind her," she said. "I'll handle her. Just give me some time."

Olivier stared at the closed doors, his fists tightening at his sides.

Celeste stepped closer, lowering her voice. "You need to calm down," she said. "Don't let Isabella's words get to you. That's what she wants. If you lose control, you'll lose everything."

Olivier didn't answer. He kept staring at the closed elevator, his mind already spinning with new plans.

Celeste opened her mouth, but Olivier cut her off with a sharp glance. "Shut up, close your mouth," he said.

She stiffened and stayed silent.

"Go back to the hotel first," Olivier added. "I have a few people I need to see and calm that woman down!"

Celeste hesitated, then gave a short nod. Seeing this, Olivier immediately turned away without another word, his steps quick as he disappeared around the corner.

Meanwhile, upstairs, Izzy sat on the edge of the bed, her phone propped up against a stack of books for the video call. Maria's face filled the screen, her expression serious.

"The assault charges will be dropped before the day ends," Maria said. "Liam wasn't

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really arrested. He was escorted for questioning. The media twisted the story."

her temple. "Courtesy

Make it harder for him to move freely in the corporate

screen. "Can you

order on her desk, flipping through them. "Liam won't spend a night in prison. I'll

shifted slightly, her hand curling against her thigh. "You think

me

to overreact?"

that'll be harder to clean up. Stay put

and who was working on Liam's case. Every step seemed carefully managed,

Izzy understood everything, she ended the

sat still for a long

lightly against the phone once

She needed to think.

to sit and think. Her phone lit up again, vibrating against the bed. She picked

screen.

and the background showed

see you alive and well," lan said

headboard. "Thank you," she

"I'll get straight to the point. There's pressure building from certain board

tense."

flinch. "I assumed

said. "They want to see you step

scandal that could drag Rossi Group's name

"Let

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DuPont. They're already gathering support to call for

"What exactly are they hoping

statement disassociating yourself from Liam Horvath's case, or they'll demand a vote to freeze your

her knee. "They can't

can," lan said. "Under emergency provisions. Temporary custodial management until the board deems your position

eyes briefly. Of course, they had

waited for a beat before continuing. "I'm not calling to pressure you,

are stacking up. They're using this situation. They want you

and looked straight at the screen. "What

leaned back in his chair. "I'll vote

but he tends to lean

that. "How