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

Chapter 1398:

He didn’t even spare Ryan a glance.

Ryan’s face turned pale. He opened his mouth to say something to defend himself but eventually said nothing.

Not to be deterred, Faye shamelessly squeezed in next to Lucas, forcing Johnson to move aside. She held his arm and shook it playfully.

“Come on, Uncle Lucas. I know that you had a falling out with Ryan. I get that you don’t want anything to do with him. But Ryan is here as my friend. Can’t you do me this one favor and let him sit with us? You don’t even have to talk to him.”

Lucas frowned, saying nothing.

Faye eagerly took his silence as consent and waved Ryan over. “Sit down!”

Ryan swallowed his pride and settled down next to Vincent.

turned tense at the arrival of Ryan and Faye, and for one long

Lucas. “So, Uncle Lucas,

unwilling to mention anything about

I’m really sorry about the other day. I didn’t mean for you to get hurt. I thought a lot about what you said and came to the realization that I truly was in the wrong. Don’t worry;

but Belinda’s reaction was far from pleasant. Her brows knitted

had told Faye that Lucas was aware of her meeting with Darwin, yet here Faye was, deliberately bringing the matter up with all of them present. It was as if she were trying to see if Belinda had been telling

that way, or maybe she truly cared about her and just wanted to apologize. Either way, Belinda still

begins with

replied

and asked, “Wait, what happened, Belinda?

dismissively waving her head. “No, no, it was just a small mix-up, all

finished, Lucas swiveled his head, fixing her with a stern