Chapter 43

But there was no one in the restroom.

Ivor’s frown grew deeper. He thought he had heard a man’s voice in her room. Could he be overreacting?

“I don’t need to use your restroom anymore. You should get some rest,” He said lightly.

“Sure. Please close the door on your way out,” Bonnie said lightly too.

Nothing was out of the ordinary.

“Sure.”

She rushed to the restroom the moment he left. Where was Jim? The window in the restroom could only open a little, and it was so small it wouldn’t have been possible for Jim to get out through it.

Then, she heard a ‘Swoosh!‘ and Jim dropped from the ceiling.

“That was a close one. I would’ve been caught if I hadn’t acted fast enough.”

chase him out of her room. Alright. That’s all the time you have. Hurry up and go. Remember, don’t climb into my room unless it’s an emergency!”

clear.” Jim left, feeling dejected.

from Vera the next morning. Her mother asked her to have breakfast over at

Quenton stepped foot into the Knight premises.

true, Mr. Ivor? Did that

fridge. There was still some tea left in it. “This must be stale now after last night, but I

glinted as he tasted it. “Spectacular! The taste of the tea leaves should have been lost after an entire night, but it tastes wonderful regardless. The key lies in the

girl, Mr. Ivor? I

you know

was an old

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fell into a deep thought.

lady. How exactly did

smile and he locked his gaze on the teapot the way a predator looked

“Since you’re going to take your SATs tomorrow morning, you should stay here tonight, Bonnie. I’ll have Lorraine make your favorite food and make

sounds like you’re doing all this not because you’re worried about me, but because

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