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

Chapter 701:

Darwin reacted instantly, his arm circling her waist while his other hand steadied her back, pulling her securely into his embrace.

Belinda regained her footing, her face flushing slightly as she quickly stepped away from Darwin. “Thank you,” she said.

Before Darwin could reply, a frantic voice rang out from behind them. “Excuse me, please make way!”

Darwin immediately grabbed Belinda’s wrist, pulling her to the side as a man came rushing out of a nearby private room. The man was holding a little girl whose arm was red and swollen, unmistakably from a fresh burn.

He hurried toward the elevators, the girl’s heart-wrenching cries echoing in the hallway. The girl’s mother followed closely behind.

Belinda’s chest tightened at the sound, her instincts kicking in.

then, a waiter carrying an ice bucket and a

called out to

scarf from around her neck, grabbed a handful of ice cubes from the bucket, and wrapped them in the fabric. Without hesitation, she turned and sprinted toward the

waiter stood frozen, momentarily stunned by her

family prepared to step into the

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arm and turned to the woman beside her. “Hold this in

mother grasped the makeshift

lightly. “No need to thank me. Just get

there silently, watching the scene. A sudden, unexpected wave of emotion surged through him—not pain,

of emotions brewing inside him. Each encounter with Belinda seemed to etch a deeper impression on his heart, one he wasn’t sure he wanted

frown slightly, his brows furrowing in quiet