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

Chapter 1432:

“Hope you’re right,” Johnson said with a faint sigh.

After a while, they ended the call.

“What happened? What did Johnson say?” Lucas asked, sliding his arms around Belinda’s waist from behind.

Belinda turned to look at him. “You remember Johnson’s fake girlfriend, right?”

Lucas thought for a moment. “The one he brought to our gathering last time?”

Belinda nodded, a flicker of irritation crossing her face. “Yeah, her. She and Johnson had a deal to act like a couple to keep their families off their backs. But now, she’s trying to turn their fake relationship into a real one. Today, Bethany and I saw her cozying up to Johnson’s mom at lunch. By dinner, Johnson’s mom was pushing for an engagement.”

not shocked. Johnson’s a catch. Anyone would want to hold onto him

how is Johnson handling the

done with Zoie and that she needed to stop contacting her. Since Zoie has her own agenda, he’s ending

nodding, though his brows furrowed

I got bad vibes from Zoie the

a sharp glint flashing as she turned to face him. “Bad vibes, huh? And if she had given you good

briefly caught off guard by Belinda’s question but quickly recovered. “Honestly? I’ve only

not particularly fond of Zoie, either. But Johnson isn’t genuinely involved with her — he’s just using her as a buffer for his family, and maybe to stir up a little jealousy in Catherine. So whether she’s a good person or not isn’t really the issue. Now that she’s started developing

Lucas agreed without hesitation. “Then let’s leave Johnson to his mess.

what’s new

a flicker of confusion dancing in them. “Our own matters? What

some uninterrupted quality time together,” he said with a mischievous glint in his