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.

sniffled, her voice thick with emotion. “I know.” It wasn’t self-blame eating at her; she

good friend

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

bit her lip, words catching in her throat. In the end, she

more, but a sharp voice suddenly cut

hell are

jolt through both Catherine and Johnson. Catherine quickly disentangled herself from Johnson’s arms and

Johnson turned to see Stella Hoffman, Johnson’s mother, standing at the entrance of the

F𝒾𝓷𝒶𝓁 𝓬𝒉𝓪𝓹𝓉𝓮𝓇𝓈 𝓯𝓻𝓸𝓶 gⱯ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝓈.ℂ𝗈𝗺

toward them in a few quick steps, her anger barely contained. “What

had a tough day and was feeling down. I

icy stare shifted to

face and the faint shimmer of tears in her eyes made it clear she had been crying, her distress

pitiful appearance only fueled Stella’s disdain for

nothing but trouble, just like her mother had