Chapter 1022



During those two days, Lucas hadn’t come to visit Belinda again—a fact that brought Belinda a sense of relief.

To be honest, she wasn’t ready to face Lucas right now.

Every time she forced herself to speak cold, heartless words to him, it felt as though daggers were piercing her heart.

That morning, as Belinda sat down for breakfast, she turned to Holley and asked, “Did you see a doctor? What did they say?”

Holley exhaled heavily. “They told me that excessive stress and anxiety are triggering my sleepwalking episodes. I need to learn how to better manage my emotions.”

Her voice was tinged with worry as she added, “But watching you go through all this—I can’t help it. I feel awful. I don’t know how to control my emotions.”

Belinda lowered her eyes and murmured softly, “I’m fine. There’s no need to worry about me.”

“How can I not?” Holley sighed, sorrow etched into her features. But in reality, her worry wasn’t for Belinda. It was all for Kylee—her beloved daughter.

As for Belinda’s suffering? It hardly mattered to her at all. She even wished Belinda were dead.

In the afternoon, just as Belinda finished throwing up in the bathroom, Holley walked into her room, holding her phone.

She handed Belinda the phone with a serious expression. “Your father wants to talk to you. He says it’s urgent.”

Step into new worlds at g Ɐ lnσ ν𝓮 ℓs․conn Since Belinda had already blocked Baker’s number, he couldn’t reach out to her directly anymore.

Belinda’s brows knitted together when she heard that. She hesitated briefly before taking the phone and pressing it to her ear. “What do you want?”

The moment she spoke, Baker’s furious voice erupted through the phone. “Belinda, when will you stop? Mr. Clark has already made Kylee suffer the consequences! What more do you want?”

Belinda’s brows furrowed slightly at Baker’s sharp words, but her voice remained composed as she responded, “I’m afraid I have no idea what you’re talking about.”

Baker snapped, his voice dripping with indignation, “Don’t feign ignorance! You asked the Thomas family to target us, didn’t you? Are you even aware of how many times they’ve undermined my company in the past forty-eight hours? This is all because of you!”

Belinda paused for a moment, stunned, but quickly regained her composure.

Before she could articulate a response, Baker’s authoritative voice resonated through the receiver once more. “Get in touch with the head of the Thomas family this instant and tell them to stop targeting our Wright family!”

Belinda couldn’t help but smirk at his demand. “Mr. Wright, do I seem like someone who takes orders from you? Do you really think you can just tell me what to do?”

Baker’s face flushed crimson with fury, his frustration boiling over. “Then what is it you want? You started this! If you hadn’t arranged for Kylee to be abducted and assaulted, none of this would be happening! You brought this upon yourself!”

His words were harsh, driven by unchecked rage.

Livid over Kylee’s potential exposure to HIV, Baker had already been wanting to vent his frustrations. The relentless suppression of his company by the Thomas family over the past two days had finally made him snap.

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