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.

drive myself,” Belinda replied,

leave now.

nodded. “Alright. Drive

Lucas a glance, Belinda

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her leave, his brows furrowed. Something about Belinda’s demeanor felt off, but he

Belinda sped through the streets, the windows open, the night air whipping through her hair. She welcomed the chaos

memory of what she had seen earlier replayed relentlessly in her mind, triggering a dull ache in her

more she tried to block it out, the more vivid the

boiled within Belinda, refusing to subside even the next day. She threw herself into work, but every quiet moment brought

to sit with her emotions any longer, she called Bethany and Johnson, asking them to

nursed her third glass of whiskey, her face flushed from both the alcohol and the turmoil in her heart. Bethany and Johnson

for her fourth glass, Bethany quickly