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

Chapter 1504:

Catherine stepped out, her sudden appearance catching both Lucas and Belinda off guard.

A slow, knowing smile curled on Belinda’s lips.

Well now… wasn’t this perfect timing?

Catherine’s eyes immediately landed on Johnson. He was barely upright, leaning heavily against Lucas, his brows furrowed in discomfort.

“What happened to him?” she asked, concern lacing her voice.

“He’s drunk,” Belinda answered. “Since you’re here, Catherine, we’ll leave him in your care. It’s getting late, and Lucas and I still have to work tomorrow. We’ll head home now.”

Catherine hesitated for a moment, then gave a small nod. “All right. I’ll take care of Johnson. You two should go home; really, you’ve done more than enough.”

“It’s no big deal,” Belinda replied with a contented smile.

laid Johnson on the bed before quietly exiting the room with

twitched faintly, but he didn’t stir. With a soft

a basin of warm water. She soaked a towel, wrung it out carefully, and began to

Johnson’s hand suddenly rose from

Catherine froze in place.

by her presence alone, Johnson opened

breath

were hazy from alcohol, but they burned with a deep intensity when he looked

for

opened her mouth slightly, ready to speak. But

through the silence, his tone

flush

gentle. “Are you feeling all right? I can go to the kitchen and make you

rise, but before she

lost her balance and fell,