I Love You, Miss Genius

Chapter 999

"You're just a poor, single man. You don't know the half of it! Shut up."

He shrugged and made another snide remark before he clammed up.

"Tsk tsk tsk. I can't even say the obvious truth now."

She glared at him once more.

He felt a chill down his spine at once and made a gesture to zip his mouth. "Alright, I'll shut up now. For real, this time."

She tore her gaze away from him, took a deep breath, and answered the call.

"Aren't you supposed to be busy at this time of day? How do you find the time to call me?"

Initially, Ivor wanted to see her pretty face, but he saw nothing but pitch black on the screen and frowned.

"Why didn't you turn on your camera, Bonnie? I want to see you."

"Huh?" She paused for a little while and came up with an irrefutable excuse.

"I-I'm taking a shower now. I can't turn on my camera."

He had a hunch that something was unusual with her voice and asked, "Do you usually take showers at this time of day? What's more, you took a long time to answer my call.

"You're really making me wonder if it's because you don't miss me."

She sighed internally. 'He's just so perceptive. He basically guessed half of my thoughts. Never mind. I'm tough and smart enough to trick him.'

She responded calmly, "I took a lap around campus earlier. So, I felt sticky when I came back home. It's very uncomfortable. That's why I'm taking a shower now.

"If anyone's acting weird, it's you. You called me out of nowhere and asked me a bunch of nonsensical questions. You're really making me wonder if you did something wrong by me on your work trip and felt guilty about it. Hence, the accusation."

Ivor quickly responded, "You know how much I love you, Bonnie. Why would I do anything unfaithful to you?"Exclusive © content by N(ô)ve/l/Drama.Org.

She scoffed gently. "Nobody can guarantee that."

"I swear to the heavens, Bonnie, I didn't do anything wrong by you. If I really did something as horrendous as that, may the heavens strike me this instant and grant me a fate worse than "

Before he could finish, she cut him off.

"Alright. That's enough. What matters is that you keep your promise. There's no need to swear such a solemn oath."

His lips couldn't help but curl into a grin, and he chuckled.

"Are you worried about me, Bonnie?"

His charming voice reverberated in her ears, giving rise to a tingling feeling. Her face couldn't help but turn red.

"When have I said I'm worried? You must've heard it wrong!"

Her response was enough to paint a picture in his mind. He could just see how Bonnie was lying through her teeth on the other side of the phone.

He chuckled again and said, "Just admit that you're worried about me. It's not a shameful thing to be concerned about your husband. Come on. Say it out loud. I promise I won't make fun of you."

"Really? Then, why are you chuckling now? Are you going to say that I heard wrongly?"

Still grinning, he said, "You're misunderstanding me, Bonnie. I'm chuckling because I'm so happy I can talk to you. I'm not making fun of you because you're worried about me." She asked, "Are you kidding me right now? Do you think that'll work?"