I Love You, Miss Genius

"Wh-what? Why's Bonnie video-calling me?" Ivor was so surprised that his coughing worsened, "Cough! Cough, cough!"

Floyd hastily patted his boss's back, saying, "Don't get so worked up, Mr. Ivor. Please get a hold of yourself, or Ms. Bonnie will find out you're sick once you answer her call."

His concern was not unfounded, as Bonnie was simply too observant. She could detect the subtlest sign that something was wrong. If Ivor did not want to get caught, he would have to watch out for the details and tread carefully.

"All right, I'll let it ring for a while. Let me compose myself." Ivor coughed so hard that he trembled. "Cough, cough! Cough!"

His throat only felt slightly better once he drank the remaining water. "F-Floyd, you can answer the call now."

Floyd looked at him inexplicably and asked, "Are you sure, Mr. Ivor? You still look a little pale."

it's the lighting." Ivor did not want to miss her video call, so he took his

you were supposed to be at the institute. How do you have time to

how long it took him to answer the

explained, "The signal is

The signal in the

nodded understandingly. "Oh, that's why. Well, take care of yourself, okay? Getting sick in a remote place

in a way she had never done, filling him with a wave of warmth. "I

itch in his throat, threatening to make him cough against his will. He tried his

squinted and questioned, "Were you coughing?