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

Chapter 774:

“I don’t want to talk about that. Let’s just leave it at that.” With that, Catherine hung up.

She turned to head back to the room, but as she turned, she spotted Johnson standing nearby, smoking. Her eyes briefly flickered, and she walked over to him.

Johnson was quietly smoking, not looking at her or saying anything.

“Johnson, are you still mad at me?” Catherine asked softly.

After a moment of tense silence, Johnson turned to Catherine. His eyes narrowed slightly, and his voice was low and hoarse. “Does it matter to you whether I’m still angry or not?”

Catherine nodded vigorously, her expression earnest. “Of course, it matters! You’re my brother, my family! I’d feel terrible if you were angry at me.”

But her words only made Johnson’s brow furrow deeply, a shadow crossing his face.

he asked

blinked, confusion flickering across her face.

hesitated, his lips pressing into a thin line.

gently tugged at his sleeve, her voice soft and tinged with a plea. “Johnson, please, stop

whenever Catherine wanted to make amends or ask for something, she would tug at his sleeve just like this. Every time, it had the same

breathing grew heavier as he stared

“Cathy, if I made you choose between me and Leland… Who

choose between you two. If I had to choose between family

chest. Because he knew her choice wasn’t born of love. It was because he was her family, her foster brother…

into a bitter smile as a hollow chuckle escaped him. The sound

didn’t ask,” he said hoarsely. Without another word, he crushed his cigarette in the ashtray, his movements stiff, and turned to

retreating figure, looking lonely, an unfamiliar ache

private room, Johnson slumped into his

tight lines on Johnson’s face and the sad look