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

Chapter 1650:

Since he had asked, Belinda resolved to lay it all bare. She met his gaze and said, “Haven’t you noticed how much Faye relies on you? She has mentioned multiple times that you’re biased, that you’ve changed, things like that. And the cause of that shift, in her eyes, is me. So… if you look at it from her perspective, she might think that if I were out of the picture, you would treat her the way you used to.”

After a pause, she added, “Of course, this is all just our theorizing. It might not be the reality.”

“I get what you’re saying,” Lucas said, nodding gravely, his expression somber. After a brief pause, he continued, “But Faye and I… we’ve been close since we were kids. I know her character. I can’t see her doing something like that.”

Belinda wasn’t surprised by his response.

“I understand your perspective. That’s exactly why I kept this from you before. First, it’s just a theory with no proof. Second, I knew you would never suspect Faye. I didn’t want to burden you with this.”

Lucas’ distress deepened at her words. He looked at her intently, his brows furrowed. “Belinda, I appreciate you trying to protect me, but I would rather you didn’t hide things from me. It hurts more knowing you felt you couldn’t tell me.”

rose from her seat and moved to his side, clasping his hand warmly. “Okay, I hear you. From

arms around her waist, his mood still heavy. He didn’t

gently, leaning in to press a soft kiss to his lips. “Let’s drop this for

his voice rough.

broke across Belinda’s face. She leaned in once more, kissing him tenderly for a while. With

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resumed their meal without mentioning the

the Wright family’s house, Nalani sat in

Elwood said to Kylee when he followed her out?” Nalani

“It must have something