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.

pressed her lips into a thin line,

gaze fell to the

“Miss Reed, could it be that you’ve also

beat, she nodded. “Yes. My mom made some soup for Lucas and asked me to

L𝗎tєѕτ ϲh𝒶ρτєrs ιn g𝓪l𝗇ovєl𝑆.𝒸оm

“How thoughtful of your mom. Truly.” She paused, as if mulling over something, before tilting her head in mock concern. “What a coincidence! I, too, made soup for Lucas today. Well now, it seems we’ve brought the same

lingered on Verena, waiting for her to

her rising irritation for a

Reed, it would be a shame to waste it. And as it happens, I haven’t eaten lunch yet. Would you mind if I took this

was angry at the audacity of Belinda to claim what she had prepared for

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

the proposal, Belinda asked, “What’s the matter, Miss Reed? Surely there’s no

voice was tinged with faux innocence, skillfully veiling her sharp awareness of the discomfort she