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

Chapter 1567:

He believed he needed to have a proper talk with Faye about this.

Lucas slowly wrapped his arms around Belinda. “Don’t let it bother you,” he coaxed, stroking her back. “That happened ages ago, and it was just once.”

Belinda pouted. “I’m not upset about that, it’s just… this whole dynamic she seems to think you have. It makes me uncomfortable.”

She leaned into Lucas’s embrace and wound her arms tightly around his chest.

She took a deep breath, listening to the steady rhythm of his heartbeat. “I guess I have a possessive streak,” she muttered. “Even if she’s your niece, I can’t help but feel jealous and annoyed by her presence. Tell me the truth, Lucas—do you think I’m being ridiculous?”

Lucas’s lips slowly curled into a satisfied smile.

He tightened the hug and dropped a kiss on the top of her head. “Not at all,” he said tenderly. “I love it when you’re possessive of me. I’m yours, Belinda. Yours alone.”

His reassurance swept away the last traces of discomfort in Belinda’s heart. She said nothing more and simply nuzzled her head into the crook of his shoulder.

him, and he

Belinda pulled away from his

go ahead while he went to see Johnson.

rang the

than a minute later, Faye opened the

lighting up with delight. “What a nice

eagerly waved him

didn’t move. He simply said, “Let’s

favorite stories at

and whined, “Why do we have to

coat on,” Lucas replied in a

and as a man with a girlfriend, it wasn’t appropriate for him to enter another woman’s

to relent,

grabbed her coat, and stepped out the