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

Chapter 370:

Lucas quickly stood to assist her, but Belinda pushed his hand away without a second thought. She managed to sit up on her own, leaning back against the headboard. Throughout it all, she didn’t look at him once.

Lucas’ hand lingered awkwardly in midair, unsure of how to proceed.

Belinda reached for the glass of water on the bedside table and drank eagerly. Parched, she drained the glass swiftly.

Lucas watched her intently, his lips parting slightly as he began, “I’m sorry about yesterday. I—”

But before he could finish speaking, Belinda cut him off, saying, “Mr. Clark, there’s no need for apologies. From your perspective, you did nothing wrong.”

if she were discussing something that

spoke, Belinda lay back down and turned her back to him, her voice growing cold. “I’m going back to sleep. You can leave

indifference. His gaze faltered, and his expression darkened. He

why she felt this way. Yesterday, she hadn’t cried when she had nearly drowned in the pool, nor during the night when the high fever had racked her body and pain had gripped her tightly. But just now, as she had watched Lucas sitting by her bed, a tide of bitterness and

now… Her

moment later, a low, hoarse voice whispered near her ear, “Get up and

Lucas’ voice, Belinda tensed slightly. She hadn’t anticipated Lucas would return. After a brief silence,

wanted to listen or not. “Yesterday, Verena was kidnapped by a former business rival of mine. He had sent people to abduct her, intending to rape her. Thankfully, my team intervened in time and rescued her. While she wasn’t physically injured, the experience has left her deeply

the reason she was targeted. So, in a situation like that, I couldn’t simply abandon

of Lucas. The revelation only complicated their already tangled relationship. The thought made Belinda chuckle inwardly,