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

Chapter 1140:

“Did you hear what happened last night?” Verena asked, her tone laced with intrigue. “Belinda was kidnapped.”

Kylee’s eyes widened in shock. “What? What happened to her? Did she get hurt?”

Verena, anticipating what Kylee was about to ask, interjected, “She’s fine. She made it out with nothing more than a few cuts on her arm.”

Kylee’s initial concern quickly turned into disappointment.

She said, “Why is Belinda always so lucky? How does she manage to get out of every situation unscathed? Rhys had her in his hands, and yet she walked away with barely a mark! What the hell was he doing?”

Verena said, “The one who actually got hurt was Darwin. To keep Belinda safe, Darwin—the CEO of BergWind Group—actually knelt before Rhys and followed his commands. He even stabbed himself. All of that just to protect Belinda.”

Bitterness crept into Verena’s tone.

The very thought of a man willing to sacrifice himself for Belinda made her stomach churn with envy.

Why wasn’t there a man willing to risk everything for her?

Kylee’s grip on her phone tightened,

along. Darwin really does

Verena replied confidently. “Why else would he be willing to throw away his pride, even risk his life,

brief pause, Verena’s tone shifted, now tinged

𝙍𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 @ gⲁⳑ𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀﹒ⅽ𝗈𝗺

you know… this might

“What

with Belinda, he must be hoping she’ll leave Lucas for him, right? If that’s the case, why don’t we bring him

mind raced as she

go and approach Darwin, asking

Verena could continue to hide in the shadows while Kylee

while Verena remained in the dark, she would be the

to do

inwardly. She wasn’t about to be Verena’s pawn

I approach Darwin with

to approach him instead. After all, everyone knows you have a thing for Lucas. If you approach Darwin with

froze, momentarily at