I Love You, Miss Genius ( Bonnie Shepard ) novel Chapter 995

“Wait a minute! Don’t you have the chip? Are you telling me that Falcon ran away with both the chip and your money?”

Ivor’s lips twitched in response, and a hint of sarcasm flashed in his eyes.

“What else could I have meant? I was about to send my men to chase him down when you and your punks got in our way. Given the situation, are you still going to claim that you aren’t in cahoots with Falcon?”

“U-Um…” This was the last thing she had expected to happen. That was why, for the life of her, she couldn’t think of anything to defend herself.

She had to give herself a second to compose herself before she could tell him the truth.

“Here’s the thing. My organization developed the chip, and Falcon used to be one of my guys. However, he stole it from my headquarters a while ago.

“I came all the way here because I’m trying to retrieve my chip. I had no idea we’d have this huge misunderstanding. Please forgive me.”

He frowned and stared at her with inquisitive eyes.

“What makes you think I’d believe you? What proof do you have that you aren’t conspiring with Falcon?”

For a moment there, she was stumped. After a brief moment of silence, she collected her thoughts and said, “Here. I have some information from when my organization developed the chip. If you doubt my words, then you’re free to look at them.

“More to the point, both our organizations are major internationaly. I wouldn’t have a fallout with you over 1.6 billion dollars.

“I stand to gain nothing by making an enemy out of someone as formidable as you. Wouldn’t you agree?”

He thought it over and found her argument to be sound. With that said, he didn’t trust her completely. At most, he believed half of what she said.

“What solution do you propose for this debacle?”

She lifted her chin and gestured at the couch not far from them.

“Let’s have a seat and talk this out.”

“Sure.” He responded dryly and took a seat.

Bonnie sat across from him and adopted a solemn expression.

He met her gaze and had no choice but to keep quiet.

Tearing her gaze away, she glanced at Ivor again.

“It’s true. This is the first time we’ve worked together. What’s more, the dire, messy situation we’re in right now doesn’t help, either. So, I can relate to it when you doubt me.

“How about this? We’ll sign an agreement and leave our thumbprint as authentication. We’ll make two copies. Each of us will keep one so we can put in on a global platform if one of us goes back on the deal.

“That way, the other major international organizations could step in and make a judgment over the matter. We’ll be able to keep ourselves safe, and it’ll give you more confidence in the whole deal, too.”

Now that she said what she said, Ivor did find her that much more trustworthy.

After all, she probably wouldn’t have suggested signing an agreement if the Nighogg didn’t develop the chip.

With that said, that didn’t mean he was going to agree to it so easily.

“Everything you said and the agreement you suggested makes sense. I’m willing to move forward with it. However, I do have a condition.”