Chapter 43


    Chapter 43


    But there was no one in the restroom.


    Ivor’s frown grew deeper. He thought he had heard a man’s voice in her room. Could he be


    overreacting?


    “I don’t need to use your restroom anymore. You should get some rest,” He said lightly.


    “Sure. Please close the door on your way out,” Bonnie said lightly too.


    Nothing was out of the ordinary.


    “Sure.”


    She rushed to the restroom the moment he left. Where was Jim? The window in the restroom could


    only open a little, and it was so small it wouldn’t have been possible for Jim to get out through it.


    Then, she heard a ‘Swoosh!‘ and Jim dropped from the ceiling.


    “That was a close one. I would’ve been caught if I hadn’t acted fast enough.”


    “You were lucky, but you shouldn’t act so rashly again.” She started to chase him out of her room.


    Alright. That’s all the time you have. Hurry up and go. Remember, don’t climb into my room unless


    it’s an emergency!”


    “Loud and clear.” Jim left, feeling dejected.


    Bonnie received a call from Vera the next morning. Her mother asked her to have breakfast over at


    their ce.


    Bonnie had just left when Quenton stepped foot into the Knight premises.


    “Was what you saidst night true, Mr. Ivor? Did that girl brew better tea than I did?”


    Ivor took a teapot from the fridge. There was still some tea left in it. “This must be stale now after


    last night, but I believe your keen senses will allow you to taste the brewing skill behind the tea


    nheless.”


    Quenton poured himself a cup of tea. His eyes glinted as he tasted it. “Spectacr! The taste of the


    tea leaves should have been lost after an entire night, but it tastes wonderful regardless. The key


    lies in the rich aroma. It surprisingly benefited from the cold brewing!”


    “Where’s the girl, Mr. Ivor? I have to see her!”


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    “She’s just gone out. I’ll let you know as soon as she returns.”


    Quenton sat on the couch and said “I’m not going anywhere. In fact, I’ll do nothing until I meet her


    today.” He was an old man over sixty, but he looked as excited as a child who was refusing to leave


    the candy store until he got his candy.


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    Ivor fell into a deep thought.


    Bonnie’s tea brewing skill must be beyond his understanding for Quenton to react like this. She was


    just a youngdy. How exactly did she learn all of these skills? The more he got to know her, the


    more mysterious she became


    His lips curled into a smile and he locked his gaze on the teapot the way a predator looked at its


    prey.


    At the Shepard’s ce, Vera was filing her nails. She said nonchntly, “Since you’re going to take


    your SATs tomorrow morning, you should stay here tonight, Bonnie. I’ll have Lorraine make your


    favorite food and make sure you eat well. I wouldn’t want you going around saying I treated you


    poorly.”


    Bonnie sneered. “It sounds like you’re doing all this not because you’re worried about me, but


    because you’re worried about being the butt of gossip.”


    “What kind of nonsense is that?!” Vera yelled angrily. Bonnie was right, and she had been exposed.


    “Am I wrong? I remember you made Trina’s food yourself when she was taking the SAT’s. But now


    that I’m the one taking them, you’re telling the servants to do it instead. You sounded


    condescending,


    too.”


    “Is that how you talk to your mother, Bonnie? She hasn’t been feeling well. Are you still going to ask


    her to prepare food for you herself? Are you really so heartless? That’s not how I raised you!”


    Gresham could stand it no longer, so he raised his voice and lectured her.


    Bonnie couldn’t be bothered to argue any further. It didn’t matter what she said or did. Her parents


    would always favor Trina over her. If she didn’t know any better, she would have thought she was


    the one who had been adopted.


    “If that’s all, I’m leaving.”


    “Look at you. Do you think you’re tough just because you’re an adult now? Are you really leaving


    just because I said something you didn’t like? Are you trying to give me a heart attack?” Furious,


    Gresham took a broom lying against the wall of the living room and moved to strike Bonnie with it.


    At that moment, Trina stepped forward and begged for Bonnie to be spared like the two–faced


    hypocrite she was. “Don’t hit her, Dad! She didn’t mean it. She was just born like that. Her SATs are


    tomorrow. You’ll affect her grades if you hit her. This is the most important test of her life! It’ll


    decide her entire future!”


    “I’ll affect her grades?”