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 expression

sardonic smile. “To marry an utterly repulsive illegitimate daughter for her, you must

tone dripped

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

imagination at galn

in his eyes

“Don’t worry. After a month, I’ll ensure the divorce goes

spoke, Belinda’s heart remained steady, her emotions

annoyed by her indifference about the matter. This unfamiliar irritation made him frown, and he responded sharply, “I expect you

the balcony

little rest that night, and by morning, dark circles had etched themselves

was supposed to meet her