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

Chapter 50:

With this troubling thought, she buried her face in her knees. Suddenly, the balcony door clicked open. At the sound, Belinda raised her head.

“Why are you out here in the middle of the night?” Lucas asked, his voice rough with sleep.

Belinda looked up at him, her eyes wide with complicated emotions. After a moment, she turned away, unwilling to meet his gaze any longer.

Lucas frowned, annoyed by his own actions. He had woken to find Belinda missing from the room and felt a surge of worry. Now, finding out she was just on the balcony, he realized her insomnia was none of his concern!

Lucas was about to return to the bedroom, but then…

“Lucas.” Belinda’s voice, crisp and cool, stopped him in his tracks. “You really love Verena, don’t you?”

and then turned to face her, his

smile. “To marry an utterly repulsive illegitimate daughter

tone dripped

reply, Belinda continued in a hushed tone, “Harold insists we wait a month before divorcing. That

your imagination at galn

at her, a trace of scorn flickering in his

smile faint. “Don’t worry. After a month, I’ll ensure the divorce goes through and you can

spoke, Belinda’s heart remained steady, her emotions seemingly

He felt unexpectedly annoyed by her indifference about the matter. This unfamiliar irritation made

sharply and re-entered the bedroom, the balcony

watched him leave, her expression calm. Then, she turned to stare off into the night. She found little rest that night, and by morning, dark circles had etched

made her way to the Cardiac Surgery Department. Originally, Caiden’s contact was supposed to meet her at the entrance, but Belinda