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

Chapter 418:

The thought of this filled him with a searing frustration that made his fists clench. How could he possibly hold his head high now?

“Dad,” Kylee said, her voice almost sweet, “I think Belinda must be feeling really upset right now. Do you think we should call her and check on her?” Her words only deepened Baker’s scowl.

Taking a sharp breath, he said through gritted teeth, “Yes, Kylee. You’re right. I really should call her.”

Seeing Baker like this, Kylee barely contained her smirk. She knew exactly what was going to happen. She knew her father would just call Belinda to vent his frustrations and scold her. Kylee chuckled inwardly as she looked at Baker. She now understood why Belinda had refused her help that day. Belinda hadn’t asked for anyone’s help to explain her side of the story. Why bother? Lucas hadn’t believed her. He had chosen Verena over her without hesitation. Though Kylee’s own plans had failed, she now found the outcome deliciously satisfying.

“Kylee,” Baker suddenly said, yanking her from her thoughts, “give me your phone.”

Kylee’s eyes widened in surprise. “Huh? Oh.” She paused for a moment before retrieving her phone and handing it to Baker.

and, with grim determination,

into her chair when Kylee’s name flashed on her phone screen. She stared at the screen for a

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cold smile when she heard that. “Mr. Wright,” she replied

“Belinda, did you and Mr. Clark

guard. She hadn’t expected him to know about the divorce so soon. It didn’t take long for her to guess that it must have been Holley who had told Baker the news. Since the truth was already out, there was no point

and

other end of the line, Baker’s expression darkened in an instant, his fury palpable even through the phone. “You fool!” he exclaimed. “This is all your fault! If you hadn’t maliciously pushed Verena down the stairs, Mr. Clark wouldn’t have divorced you! You know how much he cares about Verena. How dare you provoke him like that?

her throat. Her father really didn’t care about her at all. Yet, amidst Baker’s accusations, he had said one thing right: Verena was, indeed, the most

calm, almost eerily so, Belinda asked, “Who told you it