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

Chapter 147:

After Belinda sat down, Lucas slid the menu toward her. Belinda looked at it and then selected two dishes before handing the menu back to him.

Once their orders were placed, the two of them sat in silence. After a while, Belinda finally broke the quiet. “Next time your dad asks us to have dinner together, you don’t have to come.”

Lucas raised an eyebrow at her words, a slight frown forming. He scoffed lightly. “If I don’t come, you’re just going to run to Harold and complain about the matter, aren’t you?”

Belinda was rendered momentarily speechless, feeling a bit resigned. She took a deep breath before finally saying, “Then I won’t come. How about that?”

Lucas turned to look at her, his expression unreadable. Belinda met his gaze evenly, her face calm and without any signs of playing games. For some reason, this made Lucas feel a little frustrated.

A faint smile tugged at his lips as he leaned back slightly, speaking with a trace of amusement. “Do you think, with my father’s far-reaching influence, he wouldn’t know whether we had dinner together or not?”

connections were vast, and he

dinner with me?” He paused, a playful glint in his eyes. “Or… Are you afraid that the longer you’re around me, the harder it’ll

but no words came out at first. After a while, she rolled her eyes dramatically and let

an eyebrow, his voice low and smooth. “Isn’t what I

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I’m worried that the longer you spend with me, the more you’ll find yourself unable to resist falling for me… And then, you won’t want to go through with

spread her hands, feigning resignation. “If that

He replied in a firm tone, “That’s one thing you’ll

gaze, her expression cooling slightly.

as the dishes were served, the quiet between them thick—an unspoken tension hanging in the

but before they reached the door,