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

Chapter 838:

The harshness of Gordon’s words rendered Verena’s face an ashen white.

He would never have dared to address her in such a manner before.

Everything had changed now.

At that moment, Ryan stepped forward. He extended his hand and gently took the items Verena was holding.

“Verena,” he spoke gently yet firmly.

“You can wait for me outside.”

“Ryan!” Verena exclaimed urgently as she turned to him, desperation etched across her features.

a single, meaningful

few seconds later, Verena seemed to resign herself to the situation. Reluctantly, she turned to leave

Verena’s body swayed slightly as if the force of rejection had physically affected her.

want anything from her,” Lucas suddenly

froze, his movements stiffening at Lucas’

brief pause filled with tension, he sighed

what’s next on

I’ll take

to the bedside and settled into

weary sigh that seemed to carry the weight of their shared

her error now. She won’t repeat it. Can’t you simply

any lingering fond memories between Lucas and Verena, Lucas interjected coldly, “Do you believe that if it weren’t for our shared history, Verena would still be standing here unscathed after what she did

was icy and carried an unsettling ruthlessness that cut through

was momentarily taken aback