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.”

rejoined Lucas

later, Lucas’s

took the call, and his face immediately showed concern. “I will be there immediately,” he said quickly before

his arm, stopping

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don’t care what has come

expression, the person who had called him must have been

“It’s my father. He has been taken

took on a serious expression. She rose swiftly and said,

a word, Lucas turned

at Grand Plains

Lucas exclaimed as he entered the

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

after she had said that did she notice Belinda, who had followed Lucas into the

in recognition and astonishment. “Belinda? My goodness! What have you been through