Ivor had saved Toby's number long ago. If Floyd had not reminded Ivor about it, the latter would not have remembered that.

"All right, I'll call Toby and ask him where's Bonnie." Ivor searched for the number and dialed it.

Meanwhile, Toby was in his place sipping tea when his phone rang. He was stunned when he saw Ivor's name on the screen. Then, he recalled what Bonnie told him and everyone else at the research institute

'Ms. Bonnie said she'd be away from Pyralis for a long time. She also said her husband might call to ask about her whereabouts. We're supposed to say she's busy conducting research. No matter what Mr. Ivor asks, we must tell him that to stop him from discovering the truth.'

With that in mind, Toby composed himself and answered the call, "Hello, is that you, Mr. Ivor?”

Ivor's charming voice sounded, "Yeah, it's me."

Toby asked, "How can I help

sounded displeased. He thought it was strange because Toby was Bonnie's assistant, yet

little guilty when he detected the displeasure in Ivor's voice. The former gathered himself and lied, "Ms. Bonnie has been working on a massive project recently,

research facility will

team of researchers to another institute that could provide her a quieter environment." Toby's words only made Ivor

said coldly, "If it's a massive project, why aren't you,

saying, "It's a long story, Mr.

Ivor might have sounded calm, but

on a thesis, so I

it was

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