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

Chapter 99:

Terrified, the women scrubbed their mouths with renewed effort, the ordeal stretching on until their lips were numb and swollen.

At last, Belinda raised a hand. “That’s enough,” she said coolly.

The three women stood there, their appearances disheveled, their makeup smeared, and their lips red and swollen from scrubbing.

Belinda regarded them with a raised chin, her voice firm. “Do whatever you want—defend Kylee, badmouth me again, or even spread this little story to anyone who’ll listen. But make no mistake, I won’t back down.”

With that, she turned on her heel and strode out.

The three women exhaled shakily, relief flooding them as soon as Belinda was gone.

“Are you all right?” Kylee hurried over, her expression a mix of feigned concern and regret as she handed them tissues.

weakly, though her hand trembled

she said,

is all my fault. I should’ve stopped

Kylee. We deserved it for running our mouths.

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added in a low voice, “Honestly, I’d rather endure this than risk our families paying the

“Your families paying the price? What do you mean by

Adams family recently?” Jada

voice

inhaled sharply and then spilled the details, saying, “Ryan was bad-mouthing Belinda at a restaurant, and it just so happened that

all set to sign with the Adams family, but they canceled the deal immediately after the

of color when she heard that. She was in