Chapter 465: Chapter 465

“Why are you looking at me like that? Were you badmouthing me to Bonnie?” Ivor squinted at Avril, trying to figure her out.

A chill ran down her spine, and she stammered, “N-Not at all! Why would I do that? I-I was just telling Bonnie how wonderful you are and that she should cherish what she has. After all, she’ll never find anyone as perfect as you. Yeah, that’s what we were talking about earlier.”

Bonnie glanced at Avril but did not expose her lies.

“I appreciate that,” Ivor nodded and said, “I’ll give you something real nice in return when Bonnie and I get married.”

“Sure! I’m looking forward to it. Make sure it’s a super nice gift, okay? I won’t accept anything less than that!”

“You got it!”

“I’ll hold you to that promise!”

Bonnie was speechless about their interaction. She thought, ‘I’m supposed to be the future bride, yet none of them asked for my opinion. They just went ahead and decided on their own.’

Floyd approached and said, “Mr. Ivor, all the other investors are here. They need you to be there, too.”

Ivor looked at Bonnie and asked, “Do you want to come with me? You can sit beside me.”

“You can forget about that. I don’t want to draw attention to myself,” Bonnie shoved him and said, “Hurry along now.”

If she sat with Ivor, the entire university would focus on her instead of the competition. If that happened, she could no longer enjoy a peaceful university life.

Trina watched as Ivor approached the venue. Her brows furrowed as she said, “It’s him.”

“Who’s that? Do you know that handsome man?” her friend asked.

“Even though I’ve seen him several times, I don’t know who he is.”

‘What’s he doing here? I think I saw him with Bonnie a minute ago. That reminds me—Mom received a call during the summer solstice.

‘She told me the village talked about how Bonnie brought back the wealthiest man in Pyralis. Of course, we didn’t buy that crap since we’re not that gullible.’

Trina grew curious and followed Ivor. However, she kept her distance and stayed out of sight.

Meanwhile, Bonnie told Avril, “Let’s go inside, too.”

“I’ve wanted to go in since earlier. I’m sure the Scientific Research Competition will be a spectacle!”

Avril had just taken a step when she saw Terry from Bonita Research Institute.

She approached the older man and greeted him, “Hello, Professor Terry!”

Then, she realized Reece was also there. “Hi, Professor Reece.”

He looked at Avril and then glanced at Terry, asking, “Do you guys know each other?”

“Uh, well…” She instinctively looked at Bonnie. After all, she did not know Terry until Bonnie took her to the research institute.

At that moment, he followed Avril’s gaze and noticed Bonnie, causing his heart to skip a beat. He thought, ‘It looks like I’m getting closer to the truth.’

Terry said, “Miss—”

Bonnie nodded and interjected, “Hi, Professor Terry.”

He was stunned and swiftly caught himself, saying, “Greetings, Bonnie.”

Meanwhile, Reece continued to observe the duo’s exchange, thinking, ‘I swear I’m getting closer to the truth!’

Terry asked, “Are you going inside, too? Should we go together?”

“Sure thing,” Bonnie replied and approached the competition venue.

Terry did not move until after Bonnie was a distance away.