His unwanted wife, the world’s coveted genius by Derk Blaylock

Chapter 10:

As they sat in the waiting area, Belinda’s phone abruptly rang.

She glanced at the caller ID, her expression showing a flicker of impatience before stepping away to answer the call.

“Hello, what is it?”

“Star, Elsa Torres from Ascein emailed again. She’s insisting that you perform her son’s surgery,” came the cheerful voice of a woman.

Belinda responded with a hint of disinterest, “I’m not available. Her son’s condition isn’t critical, and their local specialists are more than capable of performing the surgery. There’s no need for me to do that.”

The woman on the other end of the line laughed softly. “Understandable, but you know how it is with mothers and their children. Elsa wants nothing but the best for her son, which apparently means you.”

Belinda sighed and dismissed the idea once more. “Tell her no. I’m busy here. I need to hang up now.”

the call, Belinda rejoined Lucas in the waiting

five minutes later, Lucas’s

concern. “I will be there immediately,”

his

for updates

what has come up, but we need to get divorced

expression, the person who had called him

deep voice, “It’s my father. He has been taken to the

immediately took on a serious expression. She rose swiftly and said, “I’m coming

turned and walked

ward at

as he entered the room. “How’s

until he took a phone call that upset him greatly, causing an asthma

had said that did she notice Belinda, who had

at first, but then her eyes widened in recognition and astonishment. “Belinda? My