Mr. Villain's Lovely Wife

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"You didn't have to come," Liam said the moment Izzy hugged him.

He barely had time to react before she tightened her arms around him, holding him close. She didn't answer right away. She couldn't. The moment she felt his warmth against her, something inside her broke. She pressed her face against his shoulder, gripping the back of his jacket like her life depended on it.

Liam's arms came around her, steady and firm. His hand moved up, resting gently against the back of her head, holding her without a word.

Izzy closed her eyes tightly. She wasn't the type who cried easily. She hated crying. It made her feel exposed, and weak. But now, she couldn't stop the tears that blurred her vision and soaked into his shirt.

She didn't make a sound. She didn't need to. Her body trembled slightly against his, giving her away.

Liam didn't pull back. He didn't push her away. He stayed there, grounding her, letting her cling to him. His hand moved slightly, smoothing over her hair in a slow, steady rhythm that made it harder for her to hold herself together.

"I'm fine," he said quietly after a few seconds.

Izzy shook her head against him, her fingers curling tighter into his jacket. She didn't trust herself to speak yet. She didn't care that they were still standing outside the station, that the car was waiting just a few

eps away. None of it mattered right now. Only him. Only the fact that he was here, that he was real.

Finally, she forced herself to pull back just enough to look at him. Her vision was still blurry, but she could see enough. His face was calm. There was a slight bruise near his jaw that hadn't been there before. A small detail, but it made her chest hurt all over again.

She wiped at her face roughly with one hand, cursing herself under her breath. She hated looking like this, especially in front of him.

"I'm sorry," she muttered.

"For what?" Liam asked, his brow furrowing slightly.

"For-" She exhaled shakily. "For everything."

Liam's lips pressed into a thin line. He leaned forward, resting his forehead briefly against hers.

"Stop apologizing," he said simply.

squeezed her eyes shut for a second, taking in

needing to say much. She nodded against

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a moment, then reached for the car door and opened it for her. She

movements.

other side. The door shut with a quiet thud, sealing them

still shaking a little. She forced them to still before she

you really okay?" she

He looked at her, his gaze steady,

enough to hurt. She nodded back, even though she didn't quite believe it. Even though part of her knew this was just the beginning of something much bigger they would have

for now, this was

took his hand. He didn't hesitate to lace his

need to

hum of the engine filling the silence between them. Izzy kept holding Liam's hand, grounding herself

her hand and reached into his jacket. One glance at the screen made his mouth flatten. Without a word,

was a

screen as she

Izzy.

article loaded quickly, and Izzy scrolled through it, her chest tightening with

their engagement. A small engagement ceremony is reportedly being scheduled for next week, to be attended by close family members and select

headlines again after her public reappearance. Despite ongoing legal

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Miss Cassandra Sarano's assault charges - insiders confirm that

that this union could further solidify the financial dominance of both companies. Neither Rossi

She scrolled down, seeing a blurry photo attached one taken

again - a new notification, this time a short video clip flashing across the news channel. Liam took the phone from her hand and tapped it off

she could see more.

worse before it

the one She had plan the timing and was perfectly ready