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

Chapter 790:

She knew it; in Lucas’ heart, there must be a space reserved just for her!

However, Lucas’ subsequent words plunged Verena into an abyss of despair again…

“From now on, there’s nothing between us! We owe each other nothing!” Lucas’ voice was calm, unnervingly so. Not a hint of emotion had crept into his tone. But to Verena, his words hit her like a bolt of lightning, splitting her world in two.

Her eyes widened in shock, her breath hitching as she stared at him. Disbelief painted her face.

“Lucas, w-what… What did you just say?” Her voice quivered as she spoke. For a fleeting moment, she wondered if she had misheard.

Lucas’ lips curled into a faint, detached smile. His words came out low and hoarse, each one deliberate. “From now on, you and I are strangers.”

The weight of his statement hit Verena like a crashing wave. This time, there was no mistaking it.

Lucas was severing all ties with her.

the street, he would pretend not to know her. That was what he meant,

felt like it was squeezed painfully in

have been

wouldn’t do anything to her because he still had a place for her in his heart. But now,

He was truly heartless!

be so cruel to

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the weight of her desperation. Her trembling hands clutched at her chest as tears streamed down her face. “I truly realize my mistakes now! Please… Don’t do this. Forgive me

Lucas said firmly, his

this to me!” Verena pleaded, her voice breaking as she took an

meet hers, cold and unrelenting. “Or would

turned

cry,

of speaking now? Nothing she said would change

Triumph Consortium, she couldn’t even recall how

was over! Everything