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

Chapter 1300:

Sensing her indecision, Johnson didn’t wait. He stepped forward and gently drew her into his arms.

The moment Catherine melted into his embrace, her heart skipped a beat.

She couldn’t name the feeling swirling inside her. All she knew was that being wrapped in his arms quieted the storm in her chest.

At that moment, she felt safe and peaceful.

After a long moment, Catherine’s arms slowly rose, tentatively circling Johnson’s waist.

“It’s not your fault,” Johnson said softly. “Gillian is the one who chose to betray you. You don’t need to feel guilty.”

His voice stayed calm, its deep, magnetic pull even more evident in the hush of the garage.

Catherine’s eyes brimmed with tears at his words.

with emotion. “I know.” It wasn’t self-blame

considered a good friend could

before he spoke again, his tone firm. “Go back, get some sleep. Don’t dwell on this

her lip, words catching in her throat. In the end, she didn’t say anything and just gave a small

mouth to say more, but a sharp

are

and Johnson. Catherine quickly disentangled herself from Johnson’s arms and took a step

to see Stella Hoffman, Johnson’s mother, standing at the entrance of the garage, her face etched with disapproval as she

F𝒾𝓷𝒶𝓁 𝓬𝒉𝓪𝓹𝓉𝓮𝓇𝓈 𝓯𝓻𝓸𝓶 gⱯ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝓈.ℂ𝗈𝗺

few quick steps, her anger barely contained. “What were you two

kept his voice calm. “Catherine had a tough day and was feeling down. I

icy stare

face and the faint shimmer of tears in her

only fueled

Catherine was nothing but trouble, just like her mother had