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

Chapter 1179:

The spacious living room suddenly felt oppressively quiet.

After a long while, Holley managed to say, “What do you want from me?”

Lamont slid his phone back into his pocket and replied casually, “I’ve already saved a copy of that recording onto a USB and handed it to a friend. I gave him clear instructions that if anything happens to me—whether it’s deliberate or an accident—if I end up injured or dead, he’s to deliver it straight to Belinda Wright, the attending physician in the Cardiac Surgery Department at the Grand Plains General Hospital.”

Holley went rigid.

This was an outright threat!

Lamont didn’t stick around. He rose to his feet and said, “I’m feeling a bit tired. I’ll take my leave now. Goodbye, Ms. Lewis.”

After a few steps, he stopped abruptly, as if struck by a sudden thought. Turning back, he added, “Oh, and don’t forget about my two million.”

that, he left without

of the door shutting echoed through the room. Only then did Holley’s frustration boil over—she slammed her fist on the table in

bastard! He had kept

should she

Holley was utterly

hands, she pulled out her phone and dialed a

until the door

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“Holley!” Baker rushed in.

her cheeks the

soothing her for a while before saying, “Tell me everything—what did Lamont say to

recounted the

intently, his face serious. He didn’t

a recording. Doesn’t that mean he’s got us pinned? What can we

steady. “Stay calm. There’s