Chapter 1519
After dropping Catherine off at the Hoffman residence and watching her disappear behind the gates, Lucas and Belinda drove off.
As the car cruised through the quiet streets, Lucas turned to Belinda and asked, “So, what did Catherine want to talk to you about?”
“It’s a secret,” Belinda said with a proud lift of her chin. “I promised Catherine I won’t tell anyone.”
Lucas chuckled lightly. “You don’t have to tell me anything; I think I already know. She’s realized that she might have feelings for Johnson, right?”
Belinda was momentarily at a loss for words.
Lucas was too smart!
She cleared her throat. “Let the records show that I never said anything.”
Then, barely ten seconds later, she whirled around and said to Lucas, “Don’t tell Johnson about this.”
Lucas grinned. “My lips are sealed.”
“It looks like Johnson’s perseverance is finally paying off,” Belinda said happily, then realized something else. “See? I told you my idea would work! If Zoie hadn’t joined the picture, Catherine might not have realized her feelings for Johnson so soon.”
Lucas smiled resignedly. “Yes, yes. You were right. You are always right.”
Belinda snorted and said nothing more.
When they got home, Belinda went to check on Kenia before heading back to her room.
As soon as she plopped down on the couch, Lucas came up behind her and began massaging her shoulders. “You’ve been busy with work lately. You deserve a massage from me.”
“Hmm, not bad. You’re really good at massaging,” Belinda nodded in approval.
They basked in comfortable silence for a while until Belinda asked, “Lucas, do you know much about the Wright family in Soling?”
Lucas’ brows furrowed slightly. “Not really. Back in the day, the head of the Wright family was close to Harold, but after he passed away, the relationship between their family and mine faded.” After a pause, he asked, “Why the sudden interest in them?”
Belinda said, “I was just curious about something. Barbara has been in the hospital for so long, but her grandmother has not come to visit her, not even once. How could she not care about Barbara’s condition?”
“Ah,” Lucas said with another chuckle. “I believe I can explain that. Tamara was incredibly domineering in her younger years.”
She had always had a habit of controlling everyone around her. In Nalani’s younger years, she arranged a fiancé for her, but Nalani ran away to pursue her own happiness. When she returned, she brought a man with her and introduced him to her parents as her boyfriend. That man was Barbara’s father. He was indeed capable and talented, but he came from a modest background.
After a pause, he continued, “It goes without saying that Tamara was vehemently against the match. She even threatened Nalani with disownment if she didn’t end the relationship and cut all ties with the man for good. But being the strong-willed woman that she is, Nalani packed her things and walked out of the Wright family residence. She never returned.”