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.”

Belinda. His voice dipped low, suggestive.

this, his expression stiffened, and his gaze grew

cast an involuntary

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 to worry about

get around

your

suddenly remembering something, Lucas shifted his focus back to Belinda. His tone softened, almost playful. “Oh, by the way, I

topic caused the entire table

are learning how to swim?”

lately,” Lucas said with a casual shrug, as though it was

couldn’t help but feel

was so random that it felt deliberate. Lucas must have said that

Belinda, his expression

attention—two adhesive bandages on