Chapter 36



At that moment, Ryan said, “Verena, you’re reading too much into it! Just look at Belinda. She’s hardly someone Lucas would find attractive. You’ve seen her before. She looks unappealing, and that mark on her face is off-putting. Lucas would never like someone like her!”

Facing Verena, Ryan continued, “Your concern for the matter comes from your insecurities. You care about Lucas too much. Relax. Since Lucas vowed to marry you back then, he will keep his word. If Harold insists on delaying the divorce by a month, then that’s what will happen. Everything will fall into place. You only need to wait for a while.”

Verena appeared uneasy, wanting to argue further, but Ryan’s firm look silenced her.

A wave of conflicting emotions passed through Lucas’ eyes when he heard Ryan’s words.

“Lucas, since we brought you the food, we won’t stay and bother you any longer,” Ryan said. He then gestured to Verena. “Come on, let’s go.”

Verena pressed her lips together, gave a reluctant nod, and advised Lucas, “Make sure you drink the soup while it’s still warm.” With that, Ryan and Verena left together.

Once outside the building and seated in the car, Verena couldn’t contain her frustration any longer. “Ryan, why did you stop me from questioning him further? Surely you noticed his hesitation!”

Ryan maintained his composure. “Pressing him now might only worsen things. Pushing him could drive him away. What if he admitted he is reconsidering the divorce?”

Verena was left without words. Ryan inhaled deeply and continued, “We need to understand why Lucas is hesitant.”

“Is it personal? Is it because of Belinda? Or perhaps… because of this Belinie?”

When Ryan mentioned Belinie, a flicker of concern crossed Lucas’ face. If Lucas had any interest in Belinie…

Ryan knew he was outmatched.

Verena’s expression darkened. She thought Belinda was troublesome enough, and now there was this Belinie? Every woman competing for Lucas was an enemy in her eyes.

Ryan gave Verena a meaningful look. “By the way, we haven’t seen Belinda since she returned. Maybe it’s time we invited her out for a talk?”

Verena only blinked in response, remaining silent.

“Don’t worry about Belinie,” Ryan said confidently. “I’ll handle her.”

Hearing Ryan’s assertion, Verena looked at him with a hint of skepticism in her eyes.

With a confident smile, Ryan boasted, “Darren thinks highly of me. He even handed me Belinie’s number himself. Isn’t that practically his permission for me to pursue her? Relax, I’ll certainly win her over.”

Verena simply nodded, keeping her thoughts to herself.

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