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

Chapter 1397:

Belinda stayed quiet, but her face had drained of color. Her mind churned, replaying Johnson’s words on a loop. Could what Johnson said be true? Did her parents truly hate her?

Lucas looked at Belinda, his heart twisting at the pain etched across her face. He reached out, gently clasping her hand.

Snapped from her thoughts, Belinda met his gaze. She forced a faint smile, signaling she was all right.

Vincent, after a moment of reflection, spoke. “It sounds like Baker and Holley are hiding a lot more than we thought.”

Bethany blinked, turning to Lucas. “Is there any way to make Baker or Holley come clean?”

“No,” Lucas said, shaking his head.

be something huge. In that case, do you really think they would just confess? Without hard proof, we’ll never get the

narrowed as he squeezed Belinda’s hand a little tighter. “Still… Johnson’s words reminded me of something. There might be a reason Holley and Baker resent Belinda. I’ll have my team dig deeper into their pasts

cut all ties with Holley and Baker. Otherwise, having parents like that nearby would be like living with a ticking bomb. You’d never know when they would

like a blade through her heart. Family was supposed to be a safe haven.

Bethany felt a wave of regret for saying that.

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finish, a sudden voice cut her

Belinda! Fancy running into you

Belinda and Lucas could respond, she continued, “Johnson, Vincent, you’re here

with Bethany, so

to find Faye standing right in front of their booth, and beside