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

Chapter 1707:

Zaria met her gaze steadily. She knew that if she didn’t offer a convincing answer, Kylee would keep her guard up, and any chance of forming an alliance would vanish before it even began.

Zaria exhaled softly. “My mother passed away when I was young,” she began, her voice low and steady. “So my father… he’s everything to me. I cherish him with all my heart, and more than anything, I want him to be happy.”

She paused for a moment, her gaze drifting to some distant point beyond Kylee. “But all these years, I’ve never truly seen him smile—not the kind that reaches his eyes. It’s as if something’s always been haunting him, a shadow clinging to his thoughts. I tried to understand it, to ask, but my grandmother wouldn’t tell me anything.”

Her tone faltered as she continued, “There’s this woman—she has been in love with my father for over two decades. She has been waiting for the chance to become his wife. My grandmother has taken a liking to her and has been trying to push the match.”

fingers curling slightly as she bit her lower lip. “But neither my father nor I like her. We’ve never wanted that. Still, since my grandmother approves of her, she’s been pressuring him nonstop to accept her.” She looked up again, her voice quiet but resolute. “My father’s tired—worn thin by the expectations around him. That’s why I want him to regain his memory, not just to fill in the blanks, but so he can finally make

guard by the raw

caught off guard by the raw sincerity in Zaria’s voice. For a moment, she sat frozen, letting the depth of those words settle over

Zaria’s mother had already passed away?

magical tales on

still pose a threat and that she would need to devise a strategy to

concerned. Zaria insisted

true motives, Elwood recovering his memories would undoubtedly work in her favor. Naturally, she planned to encourage more interactions between