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

Chapter 1584:

Bethany rubbed her arms, a shiver running down her spine. “Ugh, Johnson, the way you just said it gives me goosebumps. Someone already lying in wait in the woods? That’s too creepy to imagine.”

Johnson’s face was grim. “If someone knew our movements in advance, an ambush isn’t entirely far-fetched. But I’ll admit, it’s a stretch.”

Catherine pressed her lips together for a moment before speaking. “Think about it—whoever planned this would’ve needed three things: to know Miss Sandoval…

“Would sneak out to the back mountain woods in the middle of the night, bribe a guard to notify the manager, and predict that Belinda would look for Faye alone. Miss one, and the whole thing falls apart.”

Faye quickly said, “No one bribed me. I ended up at the back mountain on my own. I just wanted to check out the view. No one told me to go there.”

Bethany waved off the concern. “We’re not blaming you, Faye. Catherine’s just saying that if this whole setup was real, it’d have to follow those exact steps. Which makes the odds… tiny. Like, next-to-impossible tiny.”

A beat of silence followed. Then Johnson turned to Belinda with a sudden, pointed question. “Belinda… do you have any suspects?”

at once, three sets of eyes—Bethany’s, Catherine’s,

responded with a shake of her

gaze descended toward the sterile hospital floor as the

this deliberate avoidance of eye contact, and

The entire situation defies rational comprehension,” Bethany muttered, her brow creasing with

who among us could have anticipated such a shocking turn of events?”

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a while longer, Bethany suddenly glanced at Johnson, then

understood

with the physician

proposition caught Faye

Her perceptive gaze traveled between Bethany and Belinda before settling on Johnson with a knowing smile. “Are you trying