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

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Carola nodded and dug in, her hunger evident. Neither of them spoke. Carola was genuinely hungry and finished all the food.

Following her meal, Carola started her third round of IV drip. Just then, she turned to Belinda and inquired, “You barely keep in touch with your parents anymore, right?”

The question caught Belinda off guard, as she hadn’t anticipated Carola’s interest in this topic.

“That’s right,” Belinda replied with a nod, seeing no point in concealing the truth.

Since the topic came up again, Carola felt indignant. “Their actions were completely out of line! No matter their struggles or justifications, no parent should jeopardize their child’s well-being like that. You’re right to hold a grudge.”

a bitter smile from Belinda, who recognized this as

so she changed the subject. “There’s something I’ve been curious about for

at the question. Rather than responding,

explaining, “It’s just a hunch. You’ve always seemed indifferent about Baker. And you never seemed to mind the presence of Holley and me. If you truly loved him, wouldn’t our presence have bothered you at least a

sideways glance at Belinda. “And

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away—someone he fathered a child with—I was livid. I felt like I’d been betrayed. Because before I chose Baker, I had asked him directly if he had a girlfriend. He had sworn—without a flicker of doubt—that he

against you because you were just a child—an innocent bystander in someone else’s mess. You can’t choose your birth, so how could I blame you? But your mother, from where she stands, I’m the one who disrupted the life she thought she deserved with Baker. Her bitterness toward me makes