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

Chapter 1392:

After a moment’s thought, Belinda made up her mind. “Alright, I’m free tonight,” she said.

Darwin’s voice carried a hint of delight. “Great! I’ll book a place and let you know soon.”

“Sure,” Belinda replied.

After the call, she texted Lucas about her dinner plans with Darwin. Lucas, predictably, was upset. It took some effort for Belinda to soothe him, and she ended up agreeing to one of his absurd demands to comfort him.

Thinking back on his brazen request, Belinda felt her cheeks warm. She mentally grumbled about Lucas before setting her phone down, returning to her office, and diving back into work.

Later that evening, after wrapping up work, Belinda drove to the restaurant Darwin had chosen.

rose from the sofa as she arrived, his smile warm and

walked to their table

“Let me treat you tonight. You’ve been out of the hospital for a while, and

to be so formal. I know you’ve been swamped, so it’s no issue if you haven’t had time to have a meal with me. But I’m paying tonight. The last time I treated you and Mr. Clark to a meal in Soling, it didn’t end well. So tonight, I want to make up

seemed unfazed by the incident. If Darwin hadn’t mentioned it, she might have forgotten

off, she said casually, “It’s no big deal. Like you said,

you’re not upset about

of stories:

“Belinda, is there some kind of conflict between you

caught off guard. “Huh? No, not at all. Why would you think

no trace of hesitation or unease in her expression, Darwin realized there was truly no rift between Belinda and Lucas. A wave of disappointment surged