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

Chapter 1556:

She let out a weary yawn as she sank into his car.

Lucas reached over, handing her a silk eye mask with a gentle smile. “Try to get some rest on the road. I’ll drive slowly.”

“Thanks,” Belinda murmured, already feeling her eyelids droop. She had spent the early hours performing an emergency surgery that had ended just past five in the morning.

Sliding on the mask and reclining in her seat, she quickly drifted into sleep.

The drive, normally about three hours, took four and a half with Lucas driving slowly.

By the time they reached their destination, Belinda had woken up, feeling slightly better after catching a few hours of sleep.

They headed directly to the hotel’s private dining hall, where Johnson and the others were already gathered.

as they arrived, Faye beamed. “Uncle

time on the road. Want to guess why?

nothing. But

expression froze momentarily. Then, she sighed. “Lucas is so good to Belinda! I’m

Let’s eat,”

the dishes began arriving

quick bites, Belinda began to feel a lot better. She glanced across the table at Johnson,

your girlfriend? She didn’t come with you?” The question seemed casual,

your destination for

the question was asked, Catherine’s grip on

nothing, but

turned his gaze to Belinda,

caught on to Belinda’s

deliberate poise, he replied in a low voice, “We

soon as Johnson finished speaking, Catherine’s face flickered with