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

Chapter 1150:

Without wasting time, the three of them headed upstairs to the study. Lucas got straight to the point. “What did you find out?”

Gordon’s expression was serious as he said, “Our people discovered that Sarai secretly went to the underground market and purchased a bottle of medicine. We obtained the same one and had it tested in the lab. The results came back today.”

He paused briefly before continuing, “The drug is hallucinogenic. It starts working about ten minutes after ingestion. Once it takes effect, the person who consumes it will hallucinate. No matter who they see, they will see the person they desire the most.”

Belinda’s and Lucas’ expressions darkened instantly.

It was clear what Sarai intended to do and what she was after. Lucas’ brows furrowed deeply, his voice cold. “This is the same kind of drug Verena used on me before.”

Back then, under its influence, he had mistaken Verena for Belinda. If not for his strong willpower and the subtle difference in Verena’s scent, he might have fallen for the trick.

Gordon nodded. “It’s similar but not identical. The one Sarai bought is purely hallucinogenic—it doesn’t have any aphrodisiac properties.”

“I see. Continue to keep an eye on her,” Lucas said, his tone heavy.

“Understood.” With that, Gordon turned and left.

settled between Belinda and

“Now that we know what Sarai is up to, do we expose her immediately, or do we play along

into fiction

a slow breath before responding

she needed to know exactly what role her mother would

for a moment, then nodded.

hesitated before

could continue. “Lucas, I haven’t forgiven

herself up from the sofa and walked out

watched her leave, feeling

night, in

the initiative to

call connected, Verena asked, “Why

father found the

disbelief when she

had found

That was impossible.

out before Verena could stop them. “But aren’t those two