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.

tense at the arrival of Ryan and Faye, and for one long moment, no one

blinked curiously at Lucas. “So, Uncle Lucas, what

unwilling to

for you to get hurt. I thought a lot about what

echoed with genuine sincerity, but Belinda’s reaction was far from pleasant. Her brows

Lucas about the incident. At the time, Belinda 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

about

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replied with

“Wait, what happened, Belinda? Did you hurt

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

moment Faye finished, Lucas swiveled his head, fixing her with a stern look. “Make sure it doesn’t happen