I Love You, Miss Genius ( Bonnie Shepard ) novel Chapter 1173

Toby could tell Collin knew Bonnie just by his tone. Therefore, Toby did not feel the need to hide anything. Instead, he told Collin who he was and why he was looking for Bonnie.

Collin facepalmed and said, “You’re one of the chief research institute workers, right?”

Before Bonnie infiltrated Billy’s organization, she feared they would check her phone and discover her true identity. That was why she took a new phone instead of her usual one.

She left so hurriedly that she did not think Billy would put her through so many tests. She forgot that Ivor might call her, especially since she had to stay undercover much longer than anticipated.

Things would have been much worse if Bonnie did not prepare Toby when she was in Pyralis. The worst thing that could happen was Ivor flying back to Pyralis to ensure she was there. If that happened, Bonnie could not explain herself.

“Yeah, I work at the Bonita Research Institute,” Toby admitted before asking, “Where is Ms. Bonnie? Why is she always gone for so long? Also, why would she keep so many secrets from Mr. Ivor?”

“Um, that’s a long story.” Collin scratched his head. “It’s best if the chief explains it to you when she returns to Pyralis.”

Toby realized Collin did not intend to answer his slew of questions and decided not to pry. “Okay, I need you to contact Ms. Bonnie soon, or I might be unable to keep up my lies with Mr. Ivor.”

“Understood.” Collin felt a massive headache coming on. “I’ll hang up now and tell her about it.”

“Remember to call me once you reach her and devise a solution. Mr. Ivor’s waiting for me to update him as we speak.”

Toby’s heart leaped to his throat when he saw the incoming call.

‘It’s been so long, but Collin still hasn’t responded. That means he’s also having trouble contacting Ms. Bonnie. I don’t dare to call and bug him. Since that’s the case, everything falls onto my shoulders.

‘If I answer the call, I might slip up and get caught lying. Still, Mr. Ivor will be more suspicious if I let it go to voicemail. Damn, this is tough! No research or experiment I’ve done can compare to this!’

He thought the call was about to hang up automatically. Ultimately, he answered, “Hello, Mr. Ivor. What’s wrong?”