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

Chapter 797:

“If Nigel is visiting, I’ll always make time for him, no matter how busy I am,” Lucas said, his expression quickly returning to its usual calm, revealing nothing of his true thoughts.

Just then, a servant entered, carrying a chair. She paused, hesitating, unsure where to place it.

“Next to Belinda,” Lucas instructed without missing a beat.

The servant followed his order without question and positioned the chair between Belinda and Devin.

Lucas didn’t wait; he strode over and sank into the seat, settling in with a deliberate air. He leaned back lazily, one arm draped across the back of Belinda’s chair.

The pose might have appeared nonchalant, but the unspoken message of his possessiveness was unmistakable.

Nigel cleared his throat, breaking the tension. “Lucas, how have you been lately?”

Lucas met his gaze with an easy smile. “Work’s been fine. My love life, though? Not so much.”

words lingered in the air as his eyes shifted to Belinda. His voice dipped low,

his expression stiffened, and

an involuntary glance at

grip on the fork tightened ever so slightly, a

attention to Devin. “And you, Devin? Found yourself a girlfriend yet? You’d better hurry, Nigel’s starting

“I’ll get around to it,” he replied

is your escape

shifted his focus back to Belinda. His tone softened, almost playful. “Oh, by the way, I got you a pair of swimming goggles. They’ll make learning to swim

topic caused the entire table to glance

how to swim?” Harold asked,

Lucas said

Belinda couldn’t help

off guard; it was so random that it felt deliberate. Lucas must have said that on

between Lucas and Belinda, his expression

caught his attention—two adhesive bandages