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

Chapter 812:

“I was planning to do that as well,” Lucas said.

Minna was like a ticking time bomb, and no one knew when she would explode. Their best option was to find her as soon as possible and contain her.

As they continued with their meal, Lucas looked for topics to discuss with Belinda and eventually brought up Johnson and Catherine.

“I heard about what happened that day. Catherine’s breakup is good news for Johnson, sure, but those two have their own issues between them,” Lucas said.

Belinda raised an eyebrow. “Are you talking about the fact that they’re adoptive siblings?”

Lucas shook his head. “It goes deeper than that. Perhaps you don’t know much about Catherine’s background. Her mother was the first love of Johnson’s father. Back then, Johnson’s father was on the verge of breaking ties with his family just to be with her. If the woman hadn’t rushed to marry someone else, and if the head of the Hoffman family hadn’t threatened to kill himself, Johnson’s father might have never married his mother.”

“Then, when Catherine was eight years old, both of her parents died in an accident. She had no relatives to take her in, so she was sent to an orphanage. That’s when Johnson’s father stepped in and adopted her. In fact, her original name isn’t Catherine, but Cathy. Johnson’s father even wanted her to take the Hoffman family name,

surprised

any of this. She could have never guessed that the situation

“There’s no way Johnson’s mother would ever allow him to marry Catherine. More importantly, that woman is cunning and very resourceful. If

Johnson has kept his feelings so well-hidden all these years. If I hadn’t

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Hadn’t Lucas thought Johnson

difficult it is. I mean, if you don’t try, then

paused for a moment and then gazed at Belinda, his lips curling into a smile. “You’re right about

and Belinda didn’t say much else after

eating, they left the private room. They were walking down the hallway when they heard a female voice