Ivor twisted the door handle but realized Bonnie had locked it.

‘That’s odd. I know Bonnie never locks the door in her own place. Why’d she lock it this time? Is she on the phone with someone? Still, she wouldn’t need to lock the door. Is she discussing something she doesn’t want me to know about?’

Bonnie’s heart raced as she strained her voice, making herself sound uncomfortable. “Um, my tummy hurts. Don’t come in here, Ivor. It, uh, stinks in here.”

Ivor grew suspicious, not wholly believing her claims. He asked, “Should I get you some medicine?”

you need to do. I’ll just

he said, “Okay, I’ll wait for you

his shadow disappear. Only then did she sigh in relief. She was glad he did not insist on

conversation through the phone. He could not help but ask, “Is

“Yeah, he’s gone. That should be it for now. Go ahead and make the preparations. We’ll head to Yale again in

he responded respectfully before hanging

make her tummy ache look more genuine, so she clutched her belly as she exited the bathroom. She even said, “I’m not sure

my stomachache was unbearable. My feet even fell asleep because I took such a long time sitting

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