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

Chapter 1426:

“Alright, I got it!” Lucas replied with a sheepish nod.

He leaned in for a kiss, but Belinda swiftly blocked his mouth with her hand, wrinkling her nose. “You smell like alcohol! It’s overwhelming. Shower first.”

Lucas propped himself up, sniffed his shirt, and grimaced at the smell. Still, as he climbed out of bed, he darted back to press a quick kiss on her cheek. “Stinky or not, you’re getting this kiss!”

Before she could swat at him, he bolted to the bathroom.

Belinda shook her head, half-annoyed, half-amused, fighting the urge to get back at him.

After freshening up, Lucas headed to work.

With the day off, Belinda dialed Bethany to see if she was free for lunch.

Belinda drove to the restaurant. When she

waited. Moments later, Bethany walked in

up? Got something juicy to share?” Bethany

just wanted to have lunch with you. That’s

pouted. “Here I was hoping for

thought, she leaned forward. “Actually, there’s something I’ve

is it?”

Bethany asked, her tone earnest. “I haven’t spent much time with her before, so I’m not sure what she was like in the past. But from what I saw at Nostalgia Lounge that day,

hesitated, her brows knitting slightly before adding, “She knows Lucas has a girlfriend, so why

𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝗀ⱥ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀꞉ⅽ𝗈𝗆

brought a subtle shift to Belinda’s expression. She had also noticed the same

me to pick him up. By chance, I ran into Faye in