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?”

swallowed hard. She felt

in 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

Belinda and Lucas exchanged glances, their expressions darkening. So it seemed that what

voice, “You took the initiative to tell Minna to have

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to drain off any remaining color. Indeed, the scheme involving Morse had been her suggestion to Minna. Her resentment toward Belinda had simmered, boiling over

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

Ms. Wright, please, I beg for your forgiveness. I deeply regret my actions! I only mentioned it to Minna in

his fierce gaze piercing into Macie’s very

some nerve. After orchestrating these vile schemes, you dared approach me, seeking my favor. Did