I Love You, Miss Genius

Bonnie asked, “Is your last surprise for me a candlelight dinner?”

“Yeah, it is,” he said smilingly. “I cooked all the dishes you see. Make sure to eat them all, okay?”

Before she could say anything, he added, “I should’ve started with dinner. It’s been a while since I cooked, so you can’t complain if some dishes taste funny.”

“Why would I do something like that?” Bonnie pulled out a chair and sat down. “Let’s dig in and see if your cooking skills are as good as they once were.”

“All right.” Ivor sat down and put a piece of cut steak on her plate.

Bonnie wasted no time and ate the steak. However, Ivor feared he did not cook it well enough, so he asked, “How is it?”

gaze and deliberately kept him on the hook.

expected, his body stiffened. Bonnie’s eyes sparkled with joy as she said, “It melted in my

she was teasing him. He could not help but chuckle and say, “Jeez, Bonnie. I can’t believe you made fun of me when

you couldn’t take

she enjoyed the steak and dug

and poured some of it into his wife. He

glass and said, “I remember how potent this wine is. Are you trying to get me drunk? That must be why

good drinker. How can I make you drunk with just a bottle of wine? The timing just feels right for this wine, that’s

what he was trying to do but did not say

an ulterior motive?” Ivor raised

Bonnie clinked her glass

was stunned when he saw that. “Why’d