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.

control of the conversation. And

she had

on Verena. It wasn’t the kind of laugh that held amusement. It was sharp

in what happened to Kylee,” Verena said, her voice trembling

that she had secretly been working with Kylee.

me to tell you how much Belinda means to me, do you? Verena, you had the audacity to harm her. Surely, you’ve already braced yourself for the consequences,

𝙍𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 @ gⲁⳑ𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀﹒ⅽ𝗈𝗺

to spell it out for

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

out a quiet, mocking scoff and shook his head. “Kill you? No, I wouldn’t do that. Taking a life like that… It’s against the law,

Verena’s expression remained unchanged.