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.

think they would just confess? Without hard

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 and the details of Belinda’s

for now,” Bethany said, nodding in agreement. “At least Belinda has cut all ties with Holley and Baker. Otherwise, having parents like that nearby would be

supposed to be a safe haven. But with her family, she had to stay on guard at all times. Was there anything

Belinda’s ashen expression, Bethany felt a wave of

available at

finish, a sudden

Belinda! Fancy running into you guys here!”

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

familiar with Bethany, so she didn’t greet

in front of their booth,