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

Chapter 652:

She winced, her eyes misting with unshed tears. “I wasn’t trying to upset you. I just wanted to feel close to you one last time. I told myself that if I did this, it’d feel like I’ve kissed you, and maybe I could finally move on.”

Lucas’ frown deepened, irritation etched across his face. Without responding, he turned on his heel and walked away.

As Lucas left, Verena’s lips curled into a faint smile. Belinda must have seen them. She would think they had kissed.

The truth didn’t matter. What mattered was what Belinda believed.

When Lucas returned to the private room, his expression was unreadable.

Belinda was chatting with Harold, completely ignoring Lucas, which didn’t surprise him.

After dinner, Lucas offered to drive Belinda home.

can drive myself,” Belinda

Harold, she said, “Harold, I’ll leave now. Make sure you get

nodded. “Alright.

sparing Lucas a

source of

his brows furrowed. Something about Belinda’s

windows open, the night air whipping through her hair. She welcomed

seen earlier replayed relentlessly in her mind, triggering a dull ache in her

to block it out, the more vivid the scene

boiled within Belinda, refusing to subside even the next day. She threw

evening, unable to sit with her emotions any longer, she called Bethany and Johnson, asking them to meet her for

face flushed from both the alcohol

fourth glass, Bethany