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

Chapter 856:

“Is that so?” Belinda couldn’t help but let out a soft, almost mocking chuckle.

“Macie, you do realize who you’re conversing with, correct?”

Lucas, reclining languidly on the hospital bed, suddenly interjected, his tone remarkably nonchalant yet laced with an underlying tension. Macie shot Lucas a wary glance, uncertainty flickering in her eyes as she tried to decipher his implication.

Before she could utter a word of protest, Lucas’ frigid voice resonated once more, slicing through the tension in the air.

“Do you genuinely believe I wouldn’t uncover the truth of this matter? Or perhaps… Do you need me to lay out the evidence for you?”

dramatically—her bravado crumbling. A dryness settled in her throat as she swallowed hard. She felt as if all vitality had drained

a trembling voice, “No, it wasn’t like that! I… had no choice! Minna forced me to generate ideas for her. I had no alternative—I was under her influence. I had

glances, their expressions

voice, “You took the initiative to

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had been her suggestion to Minna. Her resentment toward Belinda had simmered,

Belinda for the public humiliation at Minna’s welcome banquet, for orchestrating her arrest, and for condemning her to a humiliating night confined to a holding cell. That humiliation had birthed

forgiveness. I deeply regret my actions! I only mentioned it to Minna in passing. I never imagined she

cold, his fierce gaze piercing into

orchestrating these vile schemes, you dared approach me, seeking my