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

Chapter 255:

“I’ll call the servant to help you deal with your injury,” he said, his tone brisk but strained.

With that, he turned and strode out of the room, the door closing behind him soon after.

Outside the room, Lucas leaned against the wall, his breathing uneven.

A storm of emotions swirled within him, leaving him visibly unsettled.

He glanced down, his eyes narrowing at the evidence of his reaction.

The tension in his pants made his jaw clench as he muttered a frustrated curse under his breath, “Damn it!”

Suppressing the emotions within him, he headed to the study, dialing Hooper.

His voice was clipped as he gave the instructions. “Send a female servant to Belinda’s room to help her apply some ointment to her injury.

She fell earlier.”

he exhaled slowly,

to calm himself down right

to

reached for the clothes he had left on the

world

heart continued to race, thundering in her chest as her fingers trembled

lingered on her skin,

scene replayed vividly in

help but bite her lip as a wave of embarrassment and

her fever had made

felt sticky from sweat, and she had

had slipped on soap foam, her head heavy and unsteady, causing the tumble that

was a gentle knock

softly, her

a female servant stepped inside, carrying