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

Chapter 1143:

But since there was no concrete proof, they chose not to push the matter further.

Still, after this incident, both of them became even more protective of Belinda. Even when Belinda went to the restroom, Bethany insisted on accompanying her.

Belinda thought it was a bit over the top, but deep down, she felt a warmth she couldn’t quite put into words.

After dinner, Lucas arrived to pick Belinda up.

In the blink of an eye, two days had passed.

That afternoon, Verena made her way to the health spa for her routine massage. This was one of her favorite indulgences—she visited the spa twice a week without fail.

Maybe exhaustion had been catching up to her lately; as the massage continued, the soothing motions lulled her into sleep.

“Miss Reed? Miss Reed?” The masseuse, noticing that Verena had fallen asleep, softly called her name twice and gave her a gentle nudge.

didn’t respond

sealing her nostrils, and silently made her way

the door opened, a masked

more than five minutes,” the masseuse

gave a curt nod. “Understood. Wait in the restroom. I’ll call you when

els .com is packed

slipped into the

slow, deliberate steps. Had Verena been awake, she would have immediately recognized the woman—it was

reached beneath Verena’s pillow, retrieving her phone with practiced precision. Carefully, she lifted Verena’s limp hand and pressed her fingertip against the screen to unlock

moved swiftly, first opening the photo gallery. She scrolled through dozens

to the other apps, scanning them until she spotted

it open, she once again used Verena’s fingerprint to bypass

scanned through the stored

she found it. In a concealed album, she found

breath hitched. Her expression

was filled with explicit photos of