Chapter 455

“Huh?” Jim was stunned as he glanced at Ivor. He didn’t relax until he saw the herbs on the latter’s thigh. “Your mom said someone got hurt, and I thought she meant you.” Ivor squinted at him, and the other two could not tell what was on his mind. He said, “You’re a little too concerned about my fiancee’s well-being, Master Jim. If I didn’t know better, I would’ve thought something was between you two.” That was when Jim realized he had behaved inappropriately. He said, “I thought I explained that. I owe her my life, so it’s only normal that I care about her this much.” It just so happened that Welma and Gerald had arrived and heard what he said. “So, that’s how it is. That explains why you’re so concerned about Bonnie.” “Yeah, that’s about it. Please don’t complicate things. Bonnie and I are just real close friends,” Jim purposely phrased his sentence that way. ‘I need to shift their attention so they don’t misinterpret my relationship with Bonnie. Still, I don’t think they would