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

Chapter 870:

Carmelita stomped her foot in anger before hurrying to catch up with them.

Belinda had been in low spirits all day.

In the evening, as she sat quietly with her head down, a faint frown creasing her brow, Lucas sighed inwardly. He finally broke the silence.

“Still thinking about Holley?”

He knew Carmelita’s petty antics wouldn’t bother Belinda for long. The real weight on Belinda’s mind had to be the matter of Holley.

Belinda lifted her head at his words, her lips pressed into a tight line.

moment of hesitation,

Was it just to get me to forgive her? Sure, I was furious with her about that incident and ignored her for a while, but

pause, she continued, “It’s like she desperately needed my forgiveness for some other reason. As if something terrible would happen if I didn’t forgive her. That just doesn’t make sense. Why would a mother use those tricks on her daughter? I don’t understand.” Her voice faltered, and she looked lost, trapped in a

her, his expression softening with concern as he

doors to

I was little, my mother wasn’t like this. She was so good to me. How did she change so much as I got older?” This was the first time Belinda had opened up to Lucas about her mother like this. Though Lucas felt her pain, he also felt a flicker of warmth. He believed she was letting

out, Lucas offered

at the gesture and

need something? I

Lucas remained silent. He gently

and met his gaze

someone look into Holley,”

brow furrowed as she instinctively tried to pull away, but Lucas continued, “I think it’s better to uncover the truth than to stay in the dark, torturing