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.

into a thin line,

to the thermos in Verena’s

slightly as she asked, “Miss Reed, could it be that you’ve also brought lunch

hesitated, her grip tightening on the thermos. After a beat, she nodded. “Yes. My mom made some soup for Lucas and asked me to

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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 thing to

lingered on Verena, waiting for

she maintained her smile, holding back her rising irritation for

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

a flicker of annoyance crossing her features. How could Belinda suggest that? Verena was angry at the audacity of Belinda to claim what she had prepared for Lucas. Yet, in front

he was thinking. Belinda’s bold move

the matter, Miss Reed? Surely

tinged with faux innocence, skillfully veiling her sharp awareness of