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

Chapter 145:

“How could you do that earlier, Caiden?” Belinda said, her voice sharp with frustration the moment the call connected.

On the other end of the line, Caiden let out an awkward chuckle, his unease evident. “Star, I know I was wrong this time. I broke my promise. But what could I do? You saw the situation—I had no choice but to agree!”

Belinda’s voice was tinged with irritation. “You agreed, fine. But why on earth did you have to throw in that idea about promoting me to attending physician?” Belinda asked, her frustration clear.

Caiden responded with a firm tone, “What else was I supposed to do? We couldn’t just let them walk all over us without putting up a fight, could we?” He spoke with complete conviction, as though what he had done was the only reasonable course of action. “If we’re going to make this interesting, there has to be something on the line. Rewards, penalties—basic rules,” Caiden said, his tone serious.

Belinda raised an eyebrow. “You could’ve just offered your bonus,” she replied coolly.

Caiden paused and then laughed awkwardly. “Uh… That didn’t exactly occur to me at the time.”

Belinda’s voice dripped with

Caiden quickly said. “Look, the bet has been made, and the plan

for a moment and then added, “How about this—to make up for all this mess, I owe you a favor. This sounds fair,

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choice but to accept the situation. She decided to stop dwelling

took on a more serious tone. “The director received an anonymous complaint today, accusing me of favoritism. He’s insisting I address the issue properly. I know

eyebrow, intrigued. An anonymous complaint? No wonder Caiden

not just you and Kylee, but Turner and me as well,” Caiden continued. “When

voice cool and assured. When it

type-B aortic dissection surgery. But the virtual surgery system might be new to you. You should practice a

that,” Belinda replied smoothly. “I’ve used the virtual surgery system plenty of times

have forgotten who Star’s mentor was? For someone like Belinda, the virtual surgery system