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

Chapter 716

Chapter 716:

But if she offended Lucas? She would be utterly destroyed, left wishing for death.

She hadn’t needed to deliberate long before she chose her side.

Betraying Minna had been her only viable option. Now, having told Lucas everything, she felt as though a

crushing weight had been lifted from her shoulders. While it wasn’t completely gone, she could finally breathe

easier.

In the evening, at a restaurant,

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Belinda was having dinner with Johnson and Bethany.

“Honestly, | think Darwin is pretty handsome. Belinda, | think you should give him a chance!” Bethany smiled

playfully as she said that.

“What's the point of being handsanyway? Besides, can anyone be more handsthan Lucas?” Johnson

countered, his tone dismissive.

“Oh, please!” Bethany rolled her eyes tically.

Belinda shot them both a glare. “What nonsense are you two talking about? You're reading too much into things.

Darwin and | are just friends—there is nothing between us.”

“Anyway, anyone but Lucas is fine!” Bethany declared without a second thought.

Bethany had mixed feelings about Lucas.

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Sometimes, she thought he genuinely cared for Belinda, and maybe it wouldn't be so bad if they got back

together. But other times, she’d think, forget it—they were better off apart.

Johnson furrowed his brows. “What's so bad about Lucas? Stop being so prejudiced! He's not the sguy he

used to be.”

Bethany scoffed, her lips curling in disdain. “Every t| think about how he ditched Belinda for Verena over and

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over again, it drivesmad! If he can’t let go of Verena, he should just be with her and leave Belinda alone!”

Johnson coughed, visibly uncomfortable. “Look, I'll admit Lucas made mistakes in the past, but he has changed.

These days, he avoids Verena like the plague—won’t even let her get near him. Vincent and I can vouch for that;

we've seen it ourselves.”

Bethany retorted without hesitation, “Oh, really? Then explain why we saw them leaving the Dream Club

together the other day!”

Johnson sighed, trying to explain the situation. “That was a coincidence! Vincent invited Lucas, and Ryan and

Verena just happened to show up there. Besides, | heard Verena say that day she was ready to move on from

Lucas—she only sees Lucas as a friend now.”

Bethany let out a sharp laugh, as though she had just heard the world’s biggest joke. “You actually believe that?

Ask Belinda if she buys it.”

Belinda’s response was a cold, derisive chuckle—enough to make her stance clear.