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

Chapter 1044

Chapter 1044:

“Why?” Verena’s eyes widened in confusion.

She couldn’t understand why he didn’t want her to kill Belinda.

It made no sense to her. Weren’t Kane and Lucas sworn enemies? Wouldn’t the simplest and most effective way to make Lucas suffer be to take the life of the woman he loved?

Kane’s expression remained unreadable as he stated flatly, “Because I said so. I have other plans for Belinda. Your only task is to focus on marrying Lucas. That’s all you need to worry about.”

“But—” Verena pressed on, frustration creeping into her voice, only for Kane to cut her off coldly.

“There’s no buts.” Kane’s eyes gleamed dangerously as he shot her a sidelong glance, his voice low yet laced with an unmistakable warning. “Verena, when it comes to Belinda, you’d do well to obey me without question. If you dare defy me again… You already know what I’m capable of.”

A cold shiver ran down Verena’s spine. Her face paled instantly.

She couldn’t understand. Why was Kane so adamant about not killing Belinda? Wasn’t it obvious that killing Belinda would be the most effective way to exact revenge on Lucas?

have

the

face that men

new

didn’t know was that Kane had three solid reasons for keeping Belinda

Belinda would undoubtedly provoke Lucas into launching a full-scale investigation. Lucas would stop at nothing to track

for someone else. Watching Belinda slip from his grasp and into another man’s arms would be far

And third—Darwin.

to Kane now that Darwin

irreversible. Their relationship would be damaged beyond repair, something Kane simply couldn’t afford. For these reasons, Kane believed he

more. “Did

swallowed hard, forcing herself to nod. “Yes. Don’t worry;

curled into a smirk before he kissed Verena. “That’s my good

into his arms before

The next morning,