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

Chapter 29:

Belinda stared back in disbelief. “Mom, why would you suspect that? I’ve struggled with my weight since childhood. If hormones were the cause, wouldn’t that imply someone has been tampering with them since I was little? Carola was unaware of my existence back then. How could she have been behind this?”

However, Holley raised her voice, her conviction clear. “Why couldn’t she? You reconnected with the Wright family at seventeen, but that doesn’t mean Carola only found out about your existence then! She could have discovered it before that. Given her family’s influence, wouldn’t it have been easy for her to target a child?”

Belinda shook her head, her expression serene as she replied, “It can’t be Carola. Mom, you’re overthinking this.”

Seeing Belinda’s unwavering trust in Carola, Holley felt a sharp sting of sadness and disappointment. “Belinda, do you really hold Carola in such high regard? You seem to trust her so much.”

as well. Despite not living at the Wright family estate, you

she hasn’t made my life difficult or treated me unjustly. When I first came to the Wright family, some of the maids bullied me. Carola

Belinda’s words, Holley’s expression turned dark. She

and kindness! But who really knows what she’s like behind closed doors? Belinda, I didn’t realize your affection for her ran so deep. If so, why don’t you just call her ‘mom’ instead? Why acknowledge me at all, your mother, the other woman? And most importantly—if not her, then who would have done it? Are you implying that it

tales are

end of her speech, Holley’s tone had sharpened,

visible shift in

sofa, Belinda faced Holley with a frosty expression. “Mom! Why would you suggest I call her ‘Mom’? I’m simply stating the facts. Why must you twist my words like that? And when have I ever blamed you or Grandma? I’ve