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

Chapter 1342:

She instinctively touched her neck, then shook her head. “I’m fine. Really.”

After a brief pause, she added softly, “Niko’s father… I don’t think he actually wanted to hurt me. He was just desperate. He thought he could use me to bargain for his son’s release.”

Johnson’s shoulders relaxed slightly. “As long as you’re alright,” he said.

Seeing that Catherine was safe and unbothered by the matter, he felt relieved.

Catherine tilted her head and said, “About Niko—”

But Johnson cut her off, his tone steady, saying, “He’s still useful for now. I can’t release him yet. This situation with Niko now involves Belinda’s mother, Holley.”

Hearing that, Catherine stared at him in confusion.

Catherine hadn’t anticipated that this situation would somehow be linked to Belinda’s mother.

Niko’s father had once saved her life. But we still need to verify that. For now, we have to keep Niko, observe

words, Catherine’s expression softened as the pieces began to

continued, “Regardless of how this plays out, Niko won’t be able to remain at Irondeer University. So, you won’t have to

Catherine replied,

his gaze deep and unreadable, and

just as he reached the door, Catherine’s voice

“Johnson…”

turned

𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓬𝓬 𝗮𝓬𝓬𝓮𝓼𝓼 ⓯𝓻𝗼𝓶 gⲁ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀⫷𝖼𝗈𝗺

Catherine

voice, he replied, “There’s no need to thank me.

that, Catherine felt

stop herself, the words slipped out. “Then…

heart skipped a

but wonder why Cathy suddenly asked such a