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?”

then turned to

mouth twisted into a sardonic smile. “To marry an utterly repulsive illegitimate daughter for her, you must really love

dripped with

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

at galn ovels

his eyes as he said, “It’s good

her eyes, her smile faint. “Don’t worry. After a month,

steady, her

eyes narrowed at her dispassionate words. He felt unexpectedly annoyed by her indifference about the matter. This unfamiliar irritation made him

and re-entered the bedroom, the balcony

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 themselves under her eyes.

supposed to meet her at the