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

Chapter 1242:

She didn’t realize it, but with those frantic denials, she had already given something away.

Lucas’ lips curved into a slow, dangerous smile. “So you do know about Kylee’s kidnapping and assault.”

Verena’s breath caught in her throat. For a moment, she didn’t register the implication of his words. Then, it hit her.

Kylee’s kidnapping and assault were something few people knew. Even Ryan didn’t know about it. If she had truly been unaware, her reaction should have been one of shock—confusion, even.

Instead, she had immediately jumped to deny her involvement.

When Verena realized this, her heart sank. She had been too careless.

questioned her about Belinda’s incident, she had lost control of the conversation. And

had exposed

watched the realization dawn on Verena. It wasn’t the kind of laugh that

promise you, I had no part in what happened to Kylee,” Verena said,

unwilling to admit that she had secretly been working with Kylee. Confessing that was simply out of the question for

much Belinda means to me, do you? Verena, you had

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need to spell it

washed over Verena, draining the color from her cheeks. After a shaky breath, she met Lucas’s gaze with anguished eyes. “Lucas, what are you going to do

I wouldn’t do

Verena’s expression remained unchanged.