I Love You, Miss Genius

Bonnie wanted Billy to let down his guard.

'I'm aware that he's constantly worried about me having an ulterior motive for joining his organization. That's why he never let me get in touch with the chip. 'The reason I made up something about my family is because I want him to think that I really am doing this for the money. That ought to lower his guard.'

As expected, Billy stopped in his tracks. He was about to move a chess piece, but he put it down instead.

He asked, "Your family? What happened to them?"

She pretended to sigh helplessly.

"I used to work in another state, leaving my old parents in the village. My mom had some serious health issues back when she was young. So, she was very fragile. I even almost lost her to a high fever a while ago!

"She managed to cling on to life and barely recovered, but the high fever brought on an onslaught of other conditions. She's still receiving treatment in the ICU right now. It burned a hole in my wallet and drained my entire life savings.

the bed. Just as I was running out of options,

spoke with such genuine emotion that her eyes even turned red at the

Fortunately, she had extensive medical knowledge and abundant money. So, things didn't go as badly as they could have. Meanwhile, Billy looked at her with sympathy after he heard her story. "You're young, but you have an extremely heavy burden

else. All I know is that my mom gave birth to me and raised me. I don't care what I have to do, as long as I can keep her with us!

a good guy, but someone as pure-hearted

with guys like

reached

man. I see now why you were able to pass the tests. Not only are you capable, but you're very responsible as well! Now that you're one of us, you're family. You can count on me, Barrett won't let you suffer

her shoulder, a hint of coldness flashed in her eyes. She had to stop herself from gripping

the side calmly and