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

Chapter 1492:

She withdrew her arm from Kylee’s grasp with quiet finality, then turned to…

Baker stood with an unreadable calm etched across his face. “I told you before, and I will say it again,” she said firmly. “I will not help you with this.”

Baker immediately furrowed his brows. “Why, Carola? You, Kylee, and I, we are family!”

Carola let out a dry, humorless laugh. “Family?” she echoed, shaking her head slowly. “That is rich, coming from you. When you brought Belinda home, you told me she was your daughter, that we were all one big family now. You asked me to accept her, told me it was just one more place at the table. You asked me to understand you.”

After a pause, she continued, “But now, suddenly, we are family? You mean to say you have discarded Belinda again when it suits you?”

Baker opened his mouth, but no words came.

own daughter. And Lucas? He is simply defending the woman he loves. I cannot blame him for that, and

not expect me

Kylee caught the look

has nothing to

believed what Kylee had said was

daughter,

Carola’s eyes, Belinda was not related to her. So, how Baker and Holley

upon hearing Kylee’s words, Carola furrowed

do with me,” she said, her voice firm but laced with disdain. “But Kylee, at the very least, a person should have a conscience. Right and wrong still matter! Belinda is not my

words struck like a whip. Kylee and

each seeing fear in the other’s

Carola said, “I will not say another word about this matter. No matter what, I will not help you, Baker. If the Wright

Wright Group to survive, but he