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

Chapter 1135:

The massive stone pillar there stretched from the ground floor to the second level.

Lucas’ people had used it as a makeshift ladder, climbing up with precision. Just as Rhys dodged the knife Darwin had thrown at him, they seized the opportunity—charging at Rhys and pinning him down before he could react.

Realization dawned on Belinda. “I get it now…” she murmured.

Lucas wasted no time. His voice carried urgency as he said, “Tell me everything. Aside from cutting your arm, did Rhys do anything else to you?” His tone was tinged with concern.

“No. He didn’t do anything else to me. Just the cut on my arm,” Belinda replied. She then recounted the entire ordeal in detail.

When Lucas heard that Darwin had gone as far as kneeling before Rhys and stabbing himself to save Belinda, his expression shifted dramatically.

At that moment, he struggled to put his emotions into words.

Simply put, his emotions were complicated.

bit her lip before speaking. “Lucas, I only escaped with just a minor injury because of Darwin. If he hadn’t stepped in to save

as she paused, the weight of her words pressing down on

impossible for him to respond right away. For a long while, he was unable

for more

Lucas was finally

a

and the

Bethany rushed over, gripping Belinda’s shoulders as she anxiously

reassure her, but a sharp jolt of

had unknowingly pressed

“Be

already been cleaned, bandaged, and hidden beneath a jacket,

fell with guilt. “I’m so sorry, Belinda. I didn’t know… Is it

small smile. “It’s nothing serious, really. You don’t have to worry

Johnson turned to Lucas, his

this, Ryan immediately perked up his