I Love You, Miss Genius

Collin could hear the exhaustion in Bonnie's tone and couldn't help but worry about her.

"It must've been very tiring, chief. You have to keep your guard up against Billy and prevent them from finding out about you.

"At the same time, you have to soothe Ivor and make him think that you're in Pyralis. I would love to help you with some of your issues if I could, but I'm not capable enough to do it." 'Chief used to help me so many times when I was facing difficulties. Now, however, I am powerless to help her when she's in a pinch. This is an awful feeling to have.'

"I don't feel overwhelmed or anything." Bonnie let out a sigh of relief. "I just hope everything will run smoothly in the end."

Collin comforted her, "I know they will, chief."

"Mm-hmm." Bonnie responded faintly, "Dial Ivor's number with my phone now. I'll explain it to him."

She might've seemed calm, but her hand was covered in sweat.

little panicked when I met with this kind of emergency. I wonder if Ivor would interrogate me the same way

is that I can trick him and keep all of this a secret again.

took her phone and called Ivor

up the phone. Then, both of them

you several calls, but you didn't answer me, either. Did something happen

excuse that would help her keep the whole thing a secret. Now that she heard what he said,

the research. The new guy mixed up the reagent and used the wrong one. He very nearly ruined the entire research. It took everything I

faked a weary sigh. "Looks like I can't let them participate in the research if they're not sufficiently

what she said and recalled what Toby told him. "If memory serves me right, Toby said this is a huge project. Why would you let

her eyes, then she covered her mouth and coughed a little before

It's

I'd bring the new researchers into the institute and

first, Ivor found the whole thing strange. Now that he heard her explanation,