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

Chapter 368:

Yet, that was the extent of his emotional response—nothing more.

A feeling of resignation washed over him as he continued to look at Verena.

He realized now that he wouldn’t be going anywhere tonight.

His expression grew thoughtful as he considered what Belinda might be doing now—whether she was asleep or still upset with him.

Meanwhile, inside the house on the outskirts, things were far from peaceful. Harold, concerned about Belinda, had asked the maids to check on her every hour. To their shock, they discovered that Belinda had developed a high fever during the night.

They immediately called the family doctor, who arrived to find Belinda’s temperature at a concerning 102.5°F.

“Harold, it’s just a fever from the cold water. I know how I feel. I’ll be fine soon. You don’t need to worry about me,” Belinda attempted to reassure him, though her face was flushed with fever and her voice raspy.

evident as he stared at her. “When will you acknowledge that you’re not well, you stubborn girl?” He turned to Norma and said, “Get Lucas on the

could make the call, Belinda interjected

her strength before saying, “Please, don’t call him. It’s just a fever, nothing grave. I’d rather he

biting her lip, Belinda looked earnestly at Harold and added with gravity, “I don’t want to see

wash over him. Yet, faced with Belinda’s firm resolution, he felt his hands were

spoke weakly,

“Alright. I won’t call him. You just focus on

should also get some rest. I’ve taken some medication already. I’ll

a few more reminders, Harold and Norma exited Belinda’s room. Left alone, Belinda lay down, feeling genuinely unwell, and eventually drifted off to

next morning. Upon hearing the news, both Harold and Norma were

relief,” Harold

the front door of the house burst open. Lucas entered