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

Chapter 1390:

After returning home, Belinda headed upstairs to check on Gwenda. She knew Gwenda was likely hurting, too. But at her age, Gwenda had weathered life’s storms, her emotional resilience a steady anchor.

In a hospital room…

Baker pushed open the door to the hospital room and strode inside. As he entered, he said, “What happened? Why are you in the hospital?” However, the moment his gaze landed on Holley, his expression twisted in shock. “You… What on earth happened to you?”

Holley’s entire face, except for her eyes, nose, and mouth, was tightly wrapped in thick layers of gauze, leaving her almost unrecognizable.

“Baker…” At the sight of him, Holley’s eyes welled with tears, her voice thick with emotion. She sniffled, fighting back her sobs, before finally saying, “It was… It was Mollie and Belinda! Those two vile, wretched women did this to me!”

Her words tumbled forth, each one laden with rage and humiliation. “Belinda actually dragged Mollie into our home, and then…”

Holley bit down on her lip, trembling with fury. “Then Mollie ordered her two bodyguards to hold me down, and she slapped me! Not once, not twice—but thirty times! Can you believe it? Thirty times! She’s vicious!”

stood there, watching. I begged her to help me. But she just said she’d arrange for someone to take me to

of

chilling truth sank deep into his heart—the Thomas family

family, and now, the Thomas family was furious with them

it made Baker feel as though his world was

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to the gravity of their situation, continued, “Baker, you must

sharp enough to slice through steel. He glared at her. “Do you even hear yourself? Avenge you? Have you lost your mind? Do you even know who Mrs. Thomas is? She’s the wife of the Thomas

knowing what to say. Deep down, she knew there was no way to

again, his tone heavy with frustration. “Do you have any idea how much stress I’ve been under lately because of work problems? I’m already exhausted. Stop calling me over

She sat up straighter, glaring at him. “You call this trivial? I was slapped thirty times, Baker! How can you stand there and act like

and accusatory. “If you hadn’t concocted that insane scheme to inject Belinda with

with disbelief. At that