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

Chapter 804:

Less than a minute later, the door opened with a click.

The moment Leland saw Catherine standing before him, all the color drained from his face.

“Catherine…” he began, but he couldn’t seem to find the words to say next.

His voice trembled just saying her name.

Catherine felt a sharp pain in her heart. As if Leland’s reaction to her presence wasn’t enough, his current state was all the answer she needed.

His clothes were disheveled, with most of his shirt buttons undone. There was also a fresh trail of kiss marks scattered across his neck and chest. His cheeks and lips were smudged with bright red lipstick.

Leland said, “Catherine, let me explain. This isn’t what it looks like!”

to explain. Were you going to gaslight me into thinking

on an eerily serene quality,

hue of her complexion, there was

composed Catherine appeared, the

to reach out to me. She believed she had been drugged and trapped in a private room at a restaurant, pleading for my rescue! I couldn’t simply disregard something so serious;

“So I went to find her! When I arrived, Hailee truly had been drugged. The only way to counteract its effects was through… physical contact. I had no alternative but to escort her to a hotel. But… I promise you, I never intended to help her alone! I even called

yourself in

overwhelmed Hailee, and thus… Nothing transpired between us!

said nothing. She stood there, silent, her stillness more unsettling than any outburst

“Bethany, isn’t this just absurd? If something like this happens, isn’t the logical thing to do to call

quipped, “Perhaps Mr. Ruiz believes he’s more valiant than the police! Or maybe he

he was about to

feel so uncomfortable… Please, help