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

Chapter 45:

Ryan’s eyes flickered with a sharp awareness at Belinda’s question. He wondered if she was truly interested in Lucas.

With a thoughtful nod, he replied quickly, “Yes, Verena, my cousin, was Lucas’ girlfriend and remains the love of his life.”

Belinda smiled slightly. “But I’ve heard rumors that Lucas is married already, and… His wife isn’t your cousin.”

Ryan’s expression darkened instantly. “Lucas’ wife? She’s nobody—overweight, with an ugly birthmark on her face.”

Lucas married her solely to protect my cousin. When Verena returned three years ago, Lucas sought a divorce immediately. Yet, his wife was too cunning and escaped overseas. Otherwise, Lucas and Verena would have been reunited in marriage by now. Lucas has assured Verena that they will marry immediately after he divorces that woman.”

adding, “No one can disrupt the bond between

fork tightening. Though she had carried the weight of

continued, “Moreover, there

raised her gaze to meet

love are

prominent families among the elite, for Lucas to marry. Marrying Miss Perez would have devastated Verena. Miss Perez’s beauty and distinguished background would have made

making each swallow painful. Internally, she derided the extremes Lucas had gone to for

concern, Ryan asked, “Ms. Thomas, are you feeling

had intentionally crafted it to convey to Belinda the depth of Lucas’ affection for Verena. His goal was to make Belinda

heart throbbed with a slow, relentless pain as she struggled to calm her emotions. Managing a forced smile, she said, “That’s odd. If