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

Chapter 1477:

Lucas offered gentle reassurance, saying, “Nalani, the world’s finest surgeon is in the operating room saving Barbara. I’m confident she’ll pull through.”

Nalani nodded through her sobs. “You’re right. With Star here, my Barbara will definitely be all right.”

“That’s right,” Lucas said. “She will come out safe and sound.”

Nalani dabbed at her eyes with a piece of tissue before saying, “There’s something I want to ask you, Lucas, and I hope that you will answer me honestly.”

Lucas nodded. “What is it?”

Nalani said, “Belinda is your wife, right? Did she use your connections to get into the Grand Plains General Hospital?”

Lucas blinked at her, completely blindsided by her question.

broke into a resigned smile. “Of

Nalani frowned, clearly not

up first—Belinda is no longer my wife, she’s my girlfriend now. We got divorced some time ago. The reason for the divorce is that I was a fool and couldn’t figure out my own feelings before. I hurt Belinda again and again, until she lost all trust in me. She was the one who filed for divorce. To be honest, prior to our divorce, Belinda and I had a very strained relationship. And at the time, there was nothing I wanted more than to be

paused to let out a soft, self-deprecating chuckle. “Under such circumstances, do

hearing Lucas’ words,

in disbelief. She wasn’t expecting such a

the Grand Plains

each field. My Belinda, she is the youngest attending physician in the entire hospital. If

didn’t you just tell me before that

chuckle was one of resignation. “That was Belinda’s idea. She knew our families were on good terms. She didn’t want you to choose her as Barbara’s attending physician just because

see!” Nalani’s face lit up with

she had misunderstood Belinda right from the start. For a moment, Nalani didn’t know what

had been going on for