I Love You, Miss Genius

Bonnie shook her head. "I want to go out and take a stroll on the plateau. Immerse myself in the local culture, you know? I'll go with you tomorrow instead." "Sure thing. Go ahead and walk around. We'll take a stroll in the night market when I'm done with the inspection."

'I want to stay with her, but I'm here on a work trip. I can't afford to delay everyone's time. So, I'll have to finish my work before anything else.'

"That works for me," she said. Noticing that he was looking strong and fit again, she asked, "How are you feeling today? Are you recovering well?"

"I'm much better now." His lips curled into a smile as he glanced at her affectionately. "This is all thanks to you, Bonnie. How else would I have recovered so soon?"

"Alright. That's enough. Stop being a smart mouth and go. You're keeping everyone waiting." She was speechless at his response.

"Okay." He chuckled and patted the back of her hand. "Wait for me. I'll be back soon."

"Yeah. I know that. Just hurry up and go." She waved her hand impatiently, eager to shake him off. He was so clingy.

'That's how conflicting humans are. I miss him when he isn't around. The moment we're together, however, he irritates me.'

She watched him leave, then collected her thoughts and tucked into her breakfast.

done, she took a stroll in Everpeak's streets with Jim. They found themselves at a bustling market, and she managed to

to her and keeping her safe, ever aware

he was. Feeling helpless, she said, "This is

Then, he thought back to the gut

alert them to my suspicion. I waited until we were upstairs before poking out the window and

suspicious targets.

as strange is that nothing was wrong. I thought I was being oversensitive, then. However, I'm getting the same gut feeling again. It pays to be on our

gut feelings have always

Rubbing her chin, she said, "We don't really have the lay of the land around here. Let's

responded, his sharp eyes sweeping

get too worked

her voice and

and pretend that we never know about them. I believe

"Copy that." Jim nodded.