Chapter 1123

“Just drop it, Ivor. I’ll send you pictures once I tidy up,” Bonnie tried negotiating. Usually, she would not be so submissive, but now she felt guilty. She could only lower her stance to dispel her husband’s suspicions. “Bonnie, are you hiding something from me?” Ivor squinted. The more he looked at his wife, the more he felt something was amiss. Bonnie was typically straightforward and never fussed over small things. However, she had to beat around the bush because Ivor insisted on seeing her room. “I’m just at the research facility. What can I be hiding from you? Stop overthinking it, Ivor.” Although she tried to appear calm, her heart was in turmoil for fear her husband might notice something. Her biggest worry was that Ivor would return to Pyralis out of suspicion. ‘Ivor’s in the neighboring city, and I’m in Yale. He’s much closer to Pyralis than me. He’ll know I’m lying if he surprises me by returning to Pyralis and I’m not there.’ Ivor no longer wanted to beat around the b