I Love You, Miss Genius

“I wasn’t the one yelling, Sydney. I have nothing to worry about.” Bonnie slowly opened the door and lowered her voice, “You’re the one who should be worried about them staring at you.”Property of Nô)(velDr(a)ma.Org.

Sydney could not believe Bonnie got one over her. The former turned red with rage and was about to refute Bonnie. However, more people arrived at the entrance to go to the tea party, so Sydney could only suppress her anger and glare at Bonnie before marching into the hall.

Meanwhile, Bonnie strolled after her calmly. She saw an empty area before the reception when she reached the hall. She also saw uniformed staff members going back and forth while decorating the area.

‘It looks like they’re setting up an auction of some sort. It’s my first time here. I’m surprised they included an auction in a tea party. Still, I could be wrong to assume that. I should ask one of the staff members.’

“Excuse me, is there an auction here? Is that why you’re setting things up?”

Bonnie had attended plenty of auctions. Judging by the setup, she knew she had most likely guessed it correctly. The staff replied, "That's right, miss. Our mistress wants to host an auction to make the tea party livelier."

Bonnie nodded understandingly. "Ah, I see. Okay, then, I'll leave you to it."

"Certainly." The staff lowered her head before going to the backstage to continue working.

Soon after, Bonnie sat in the corner and leisurely sipped her tea, waiting for the auction to begin. All the women here came from the high society circle. They had always seen the same bunch of people for every tea party or social gathering.

Hence, they could not resist talking about Bonnie when they saw her.

"I wonder who she is and which family she comes from. Although her outfit looks ordinary, she has an unusual air."

"You're right. That girl looks elegant

and gorgeous. My son likes girls like her. I wonder if she has a boyfriend. I'll talk to her for my son if she doesn't." 

"If that's what you want, you should approach her and ask her about it. That'll make you look more sincere, too."

"You have a point. I guess I'l—*

Before she could finish, Sydney interjected, "Save yourself the trouble. Your son can't score with her because she's married to my nephew."

She might not like Bonnie, but she could not stand the idea of anyone else trying to get Bonnie.

'Hmph! These women come from minor families. How dare they even consider taking Bonnie from the Knights?! They should know their place!'

The women were stunned, staring at Sydney with utter disbelief. One of them asked, "That girl is married to your nephew? She's the one who became Ivor's bride recently right, Sydney?"

"We've never seen her in any of our social gatherings. I never expected her to show up now. Did you bring her to get her accustomed to our circle, Sydney? You're a wonderful aunt for doing that." 

After learning who Bonnie was, the woman who wanted to talk to Bonnie about her son stepped forward to apologize to Sydney.