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

Chapter 532:

Once Belinda and Holley reached a more secluded area, Belinda released Holley’s arm.

“Mom! What are you doing? Are you trying to ruin my reputation on purpose?” Belinda asked.

Belinda fixed Holley with an icy stare, her voice sharp and unwavering.

Holley responded with a hurt look. “Belinda, how could you say that to your mother? I am only worried about you!”

Belinda took a deep breath and then let out a cold laugh. “Worried about me? You were so worried that you announced to my colleagues and the patients’ families that I had been strangled by a rapist and drugged? What do you think they will think? Are you actually concerned about me, or are you trying to ruin my reputation?”

Holley seemed to grasp the gravity of her actions for the first time.

Her face changed quickly as she anxiously said, “I… I didn’t think about that! But I already told them you had not been assaulted by the rapist! I said that!”

in anger, “Do you think they will believe you?

Her anger was palpable.

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would she have asserted so loudly that the attacker was a rapist in front of so many

she realize such statements would only lead

lips quivered. “Belinda, I truly didn’t mean to do that. I was just so worried and anxious that I lost control. It’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have

Holley slapped herself

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down her face, looked up at her with a pained expression. “Belinda, are you blaming me now?”

you know I was hurt?” Belinda

the previous day, but her grandmother had specifically advised her not to disclose that the assailant was a rapist, fearing it could tarnish her