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

Chapter 30:

Belinda’s response was icy. “Mom, you’re too emotional right now. Perhaps you should be alone for a while and calm down a little. I’m going to my room to clear my head.”

Without awaiting a reply, Belinda turned and left for her room.

Holley watched her go, her face etched with regret.

Back in her room, Belinda sank into the sofa, sighing deeply. She remembered Holley’s stories of her young love with Baker, marred by his family’s disdain due to Holley’s modest upbringing.

Carola, the esteemed daughter of the Happer family, had fallen for Baker at first sight at a banquet. Once Baker’s parents had caught wind of this, they had coerced Baker to sever ties with Holley and wed Carola.

in secrecy. In Holley’s heart, she believed Carola was the true interloper—the one

the choice. Yet, Holley was her mother, and Belinda believed it was not her place to judge the complexities of her

thoughts, her phone’s

knitting together in a faint expression of resignation when she saw the caller

a weary sigh, she swiped to answer the

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make your way to the hospital?” The voice on the line belonged to Caiden Rodgers, the middle-aged deputy director of Grand Plains General

back to the country. Can’t I have a moment to settle in? Plus,

but we certainly

to a hospital job at all. Her obligation to Caiden stemmed from a favor he had extended while she had been overseas, which led to his request for her to join the Cardiac Surgery Department at Grand Plains

a sense of resignation, Belinda said, “Okay, I hear you. I’ll go