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.

Verena didn’t

sealing her nostrils, and silently made her way to

the door opened, a masked

You have no more than five minutes,” the masseuse whispered

a curt nod. “Understood. Wait in the restroom. I’ll

.com is packed with

slipped into the restroom, shutting the

Had Verena been awake, she would have immediately

reached beneath Verena’s pillow, retrieving her phone with practiced precision. Carefully, she lifted Verena’s limp

first opening the photo gallery. She scrolled through dozens of pictures but found nothing of

other apps, scanning them until

open, she once again used Verena’s fingerprint to

through the

album, she found exactly what she had been

it, her breath hitched. Her expression

was filled with