Chapter 985



Bethany looked surprised. “You also think Belinda might not be Holley’s daughter?”

Lucas took a deep breath before saying, “My suspicions started because of something Johnson said. The more I pondered it, the more I felt a test was necessary.”

Bethany nodded. “To be honest, I’ve been having my doubts, too. But I think it’s a good thing that Belinda was able to cry it out. It’s certainly better than keeping her feelings all bottled up.”

Instead of replying, Lucas stood up and went upstairs.

He entered Belinda’s room and walked to her side of the bed.

Even when Belinda was asleep, her brows were still furrowed, and her body was tensed up.

Lucas could tell she wasn’t sleeping peacefully.

He felt a sharp pang in his heart.

He sat on the edge of the bed and leaned over to press a gentle kiss on Belinda’s forehead.

Belinda’s lashes fluttered slightly at the touch of his lips.

In fact, Belinda had woken up the moment the door opened but thought it was just Bethany returning.

It wasn’t until Lucas moved closer that she caught a whiff of his familiar scent and realized Lucas was here.

Belinda felt his warm breath fan against her cheeks. He was drawing even closer.

gⱯlnσν𝓮𝓁s․com is your escape to fiction She kept her eyes shut and pretended to turn over onto her side. Just then, she felt something soft and warm brush against her cheek.

It was… Lucas’ lips.

Belinda’s breath caught in her throat.

If she hadn’t turned over, Lucas might have kissed her on the lips. The thought made her furrow her brows more deeply.

Had Lucas gone mad?

How could he kiss her in her current condition?

Unbeknownst to Belinda, Lucas was aware that she was awake. But since Belinda was adamantly pretending to be asleep, Lucas figured she might not know how to face him. He chose to play along.

He stayed by her side for a few more minutes before leaving.

Belinda waited until she heard the door click shut. Then, she slowly opened her eyes.

Her mood was heavy, and her head throbbed.

Why… why had Lucas done that?

Fresh tears welled up in Belinda’s eyes.

That night, she didn’t sleep well, especially since she had to visit the bathroom about six times. She felt miserable.

The next day…

Belinda got up from bed and prepared to go to the hospital.

She wouldn’t be able to work for almost a month, so she had to arrange for her patients to be transferred to other doctors.

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