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.

of the conversation. And

she had exposed

wasn’t the kind of laugh that held amusement. It was sharp and cutting, and it

what

her denial, unwilling to admit that she had secretly been working with Kylee. Confessing that was simply out of the

detachment. “You don’t need me to tell you how much Belinda means to me, do you? Verena, you had the audacity to harm

𝙍𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 @ gⲁⳑ𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀﹒ⅽ𝗈𝗺

to spell it out

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 to me?

scoff and shook his head. “Kill you? No, I wouldn’t do that. Taking a life like

Verena’s expression remained unchanged.