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.

with a

Verena seemed to resign herself to the

her, Verena’s body swayed slightly as if the force of rejection had physically affected her. Inside the room, Ryan placed the things Verena had brought for Lucas on the

from her,” Lucas suddenly

momentarily froze, his movements stiffening at

with tension, he

next

take them

moved over to the bedside and

a deep, weary sigh that seemed to carry the weight of

“why? Why are you doing this? I understand it was wrong of Verena to drug you, but she genuinely recognizes her error now. She won’t repeat it. Can’t you simply offer her another chance? After all, you’ve been acquainted for so many years… And back then, Verena did so much

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

icy and carried an unsettling ruthlessness that cut through

was momentarily taken