I Love You, Miss Genius

Chapter 14

As he said that, everyone looked expectantly at the stage.

“Ms. Bonita’s going to show up any time now, Ivor!” Ged could hardly contain the excitement in his

voice.

Ivor looked calm, but his gaze betrayed his true feelings.

Trina palmed her chest. “I’m so nervous, mom! My greatest idol is about to appear.”

Vera’s hand started to sweat as she anxiously tightened her grip on Bonnie’s wrist.

“Stay calm. We’ll go talk to her after she’s done.”

Bonnie tried to pull her wrist from her mother’s hand. “I need to go to the restroom.”

“What? Ms. Bonita is about to go on stage, and you want to go to the restroom now?”

“I really need to go.

“You’re going nowhere, young lady.”

A minute passed, but Ms. Bonita still didn’t show up.

“What’s going on? Where’s Ms. Bonita?”

The crowd whispered among themselves.

The host sweated profusely. Just as he was about to go backstage to ask about Bonnie, he spotted her sitting among the attendees.

What on earth?

What was she sitting there for?

Bonnie frowned and glanced at Vera, who was holding onto her tightly.

The host caught on and quickly arranged for someone to help her.

Very soon, an elderly professor walked toward the family.

“Hello, I’m Professor Terry. I’m a researcher working for Ms. Bonita.”

Gresham and Vera were surprised that he would come over to talk to them.

an honor to meet you, Professor Terry. What

but they kept their cool.

as esteemed as Ms. Bonita in Arvandor, but he

just come over to talk to them for nothing.

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for…” Professor Terry

Bonnie, so the couple thought he was referring to their adopted daughter and felt proud.

at her college, but we didn’t expect

apply for an internship at the research institute during her junior year. We hope you’ll look out for her

is she? She needs

and

talk about Trina,

seized the opportunity to head backstage.

“Sorry about that. Without further ado, let’s give a warm

in a surgical

deepened her voice as she said, “This breakthrough in the new nanomaterial was

them your warmest applause.

professors sitting in the front row

one.

“Professor Jamie Harper.

“Professor Riley Chambers.

“Professor Charlie Knowles…”

applauded as they were introduced.

to tears as they received Ms. Bonita’s

Ms. Bonita looks like Bonnie, Ivor?” Ged asked,

his head and said, “You’re imaginative, I’ll give you that.”

said they would announce their collaboration with

that, Bonnie continued.

everyone listened attentively.

looked at Ivor.

gaze

Ged looked over

to be

haven’t lost your sense of humor.” Ged chuckled.

Could he

continued, “I know many of you have come here to secure the rights to

broke

She’s already decided? I wonder who that lucky son–of–a–bitch is!”

get as much funding as I could just so the research institute would choose

us in suspense, Ms. Bonita. Tell us which