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?”

bravado crumbling. A dryness settled in her throat as she swallowed hard. She felt as if all vitality had drained from her body, leaving her weak and vulnerable in

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 to

glances, their expressions darkening. So

sharp glint flashed in her gaze as she said in a cold voice, “You took the initiative to tell Minna to have Morse drug me. Are you genuinely attempting to tell me now that you were forced to do

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color. Indeed, the scheme involving Morse had been her suggestion to

her arrest, and for condemning her to a humiliating night confined to a holding cell. That humiliation had birthed a

blinded by anger at that time, and I lost control! Ms. Wright, please, I beg for your forgiveness. I deeply regret my actions! I only mentioned it to Minna in passing. I never imagined

turned cold, his fierce gaze piercing into Macie’s

these vile schemes, you dared approach me, seeking my