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

Chapter 122:

“Come in,” Lucas said, his voice clipped.

The door opened to reveal Verena, her face lighting up with a smile as she stepped inside. “Lucas, I brought you—”

Her words faltered the moment she spotted Belinda standing in front of Lucas’ desk. Belinda turned toward Verena, wearing a faint smile.

“Fancy seeing you here, Miss Reed.”

Verena’s smile stiffened before she quickly composed herself. “Oh, Belinda, you’re here, too.”

“Indeed,” Belinda replied, her tone light yet unmistakably pointed. “I came to bring lunch to my husband.”

At the word “husband,” Lucas glanced at Belinda briefly, his expression unreadable. A few seconds later, he returned his focus to his laptop.

a thin line,

the thermos in Verena’s

slightly as she asked, “Miss Reed, could it be that

the thermos. After a beat, she nodded. “Yes. My mom made some soup for Lucas and asked me to bring it

L𝗎tєѕτ ϲh𝒶ρτєrs ιn g𝓪l𝗇ovєl𝑆.𝒸оm

as if mulling over something, before tilting her head in mock concern. “What a coincidence! I, too, made soup for Lucas

then lingered on Verena, waiting for

holding back her rising irritation

waste it. And as it happens, I haven’t eaten lunch yet. Would you mind if I

slightly, a flicker of annoyance crossing her features. How could Belinda suggest that? Verena was angry at the audacity of Belinda to claim what she

exchange with an inscrutable look. Verena couldn’t figure out what he was thinking. Belinda’s bold move to

Verena hesitated, caught off guard by the proposal, Belinda asked, “What’s the matter, Miss Reed? Surely there’s no harm in letting me enjoy

skillfully veiling her sharp awareness of the