His unwanted wife, the world’s coveted genius

Chapter 1489:

Belinda’s lips curled faintly in a mocking smile. Then, her voice, cold and cutting, rang out. “What are you doing here?”

Holley rose shakily to her feet. “Belinda, I am your mother. Why can’t I come—”

“I’ve already cut all ties with you. You are no longer my mother. If you say you are my mother one more time, I will ask you to leave right now!” Belinda snapped.

A storm of fury surged in her chest.

Holley knew she had to comply.

“I came to ask for your forgiveness. For your grandmother’s, too,” Holley stammered, her voice barely above a whisper. “Belinda, are you still angry with me? Can you find it in your heart to forgive me now?”

She pointed to her own swollen face, her voice breaking. “Look at me… I’ve already paid the price. I’ve suffered. Isn’t this enough?”

When Holley finally spoke, the bitterness in her tone still clung to every word. Belinda’s lips twisted into a cold, mocking smirk. “Is it enough? No. This is just the beginning.”

Holley bristled with anger, poised to retaliate yet fearful of offending Belinda. Her lips pressed into a thin, frustrated line for a moment.

“Belinda! I am your mother. How can you be so ruthless to me?” Her voice cracked as she spoke.

But Belinda only narrowed her cold eyes. “Ruthless? Compared to what you’ve done to me, I’ve been quite kind to you. Just a few days, and you can’t take it anymore? Don’t forget, you injected me with hormones for over twenty years!”

Holley’s eyes widened in shock and fear, the meaning behind Belinda’s words crashing into her like a tidal wave.

Did Belinda intend to give her a taste of the same torment? Could it be that Belinda intended to inject her with hormones for over twenty years, too? The thought alone sent a chill down Holley’s spine. Her heart twisted with despair.

No. She could not let this happen.

She had to find a way out of this.

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“If you came all this way just to beg for forgiveness,” Belinda said flatly, folding her arms across her chest, “then you might as well see yourself out now.”noveldrama

Still, seeing Holley today, seeing how she looked now, she felt satisfied. She realized that, seeing Holley’s current state, she felt no sadness or pity; instead, a hidden sense of joy rose within her.

“Belinda,” Holley’s voice wavered, her pride thinning with each word. She did not want to leave and give up now. Her eyes shimmered with tears as she looked between Belinda and Kenia, silently pleading.

“Leave,” Kenia snapped, turning her face away with finality.

Swallowing hard, Holley knew she had to leave without achieving anything today.

She turned around and walked out of the house in silence.

Kenia sat quietly on the sofa, her posture stiff, her hands clenched in her lap.

Though her face was composed, her eyes were slightly red.

Belinda approached her slowly and lowered herself beside her.

“Grandma,” she said softly, “do you think I am heartless for doing this?”

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