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

Chapter 1126:

She said, “These past few days, we’ve been in the hospital together, taking care of Kenia. And in all that time, she never once made an effort to speak to me—she outright ignored me. If she truly wanted to apologize to me, she’s had more than enough chances already. But I’ve yet to see a single sign that she actually wants to apologize.”

Lucas arched an eyebrow. “So what was her intention, putting on that act in front of me?”

Belinda’s eyes narrowed ever so slightly. “That depends… on whether she seeks you out again.”

At her words, a flicker of impatience flashed through Lucas’s dark gaze.

The following day.

After spending some time with Kenia in the ward, Belinda made her way to the Cardiac Surgery Department to begin her shift.

Once she had completed her rounds and returned to her office, she had just sat down when a nurse approached her.

lifted her brows in surprise upon

nurse was not from the Cardiac Surgery

this hour? Had

Before the nurse could utter a word, she anxiously inquired, “Gloria, is my

“Dr. Wright, don’t worry. Your grandmother is recovering well. I actually came to speak with you about something else.

the tension ebbing away from her shoulders. She gave a nod. “Alright, let’s step outside

“Okay,” Gloria replied.

garden, where the space provided a measure of privacy against

turned to Gloria. “What is it

pressing her lips together as if debating how to begin. After a while, she said, “Yesterday, I overheard something by chance.

Lucas and Holley, and later, after Lucas had left, the hushed

adjacent ward taking a patient’s temperature. Just as I was about to step out, I overheard Mr. Clark talking to Holley. At that moment, stepping out would have been too awkward, so I remained where I was. That’s how I happened to hear everything. Something about your mother’s conversation with Sarai felt… off. Like there was more to it than what was being said. So I thought

tell Belinda this partly as a way to