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

Chapter 1577:

She paused for a moment, then continued, her voice more measured, “Of course, it’s also possible she was too anxious, completely absorbed in finding Faye and not watching her step. Maybe that’s all there is to it.”

She took a slow breath, her tone softening with a trace of lingering fear. “Still, she’s lucky. We’ve found her.”

Lucas remained silent, his jaw tight, his expression dark.

Indeed, Belinda had been fortunate.

She had landed in a thick cluster of bushes that had cushioned her fall.

Not far beyond, however, the terrain sloped drastically into a rocky drop-off. Had she continued rolling even a few more feet, the consequences could have been catastrophic.

The thought of it made Lucas’s fists clench.

cried out, “It’s all my

slowly, her cold

“You know, I almost forgot you were even here just now,” she said coldly. “Miss Sandoval, can I ask—what exactly was going through your mind when you wandered off

help clear my head. I didn’t realize I’d gone so far. I didn’t expect anyone to come looking for me. I never imagined Belinda would… would

as fresh tears spilled down her cheeks. “It’s all

with cold eyes. “Miss Sandoval, I don’t know what personal storm you’re dealing with,

narrowing ever so slightly. “And

for

quite blunt and harsh, yet no one

murmured, sniffling. “It won’t

what felt like an eternity, the door to

out, prompting everyone in the hallway to walk

how is she?” Lucas asked