I Love You, Miss Genius ( Bonnie Shepard )
Chapter 791

Ivor relied on the dim light and saw the big red stain on Bonnie's white shirt. Her delicate face had turned so pale that she barely looked alive.

Feeling a lump in his throat, he hurried over to check on her. He wanted to touch her shoulder, but thought about how he might hurt her and withdrew his hand.

He was sure what could be done at this moment. "Why did you do it, Bonnie? Why?"

'Bonnie got injured because of me. How am I supposed to live with that?'

"I'll be fine. It's just a minor injury."

Half of her shoulder was numb, but she was still trying to soothe him.

"H-How could you say that? I-It's such a bad injury." His eyes turned red as he looked at her. He was so heartbroken that he was having trouble speaking. "You're such a dummy. How could you expose yourself to such a critical injury?"

She forced a smile on her pale face. Then, she reached out with her other hand and patted him on the shoulder.

She teased him. "Why do you think you're the only one doing the protecting around here? Don't you think I can do the same for you? Look. You've kept me safe so many times. It's only right that I repay the favor."

"I don't need your protection, Bonnie. What I need is for you to stay safe." He could smell the stench of blood in the stuffy air. Every breath he took pained him deeply.

She snorted lightly. "You say that, but I did protect you from the boulder. So, you're not getting out of this."

"That's the furthest thing from my mind," he explained hastily.

She put a finger on his lips. "Hush. I know that's not what you mean, but, right now, we have to get the heck out of here. We'll run out of oxygen if we stay too long in the tunnel." "Alright. I'm going to carry you out of here." He bent down and was about to swoop her up.

Gripping his arm, she said helplessly, "The boulder landed on my hand. My feet are fine. I can walk by myself. There's no need for you to carry me. Preserve your stamina for when I really need it. Then, I'll let you carry me."

"A-Alright. I'll just hold your hand, then," Taking her hand carefully, he laid eyes on her bloodstained shirt. It was such a heartbreaking sight.

"Okay." She followed his pace and walked over to a safer spot.

Treading through the tunnel together, they could feel that they had grown closer to one another.

Back at the tunnel entrance, Tom was barking orders, directing the excavators to demolish the tunnel.

Several minutes later, a group of men walked over to him from afar.

The leader of the group was none other than Shane.

When he first landed in Everpeak, he had gotten in touch with Tom. The thing about collaborations was that the business partners would choose whoever was giving them a better offer.

Shane had signed a ten-year contract with Tom. On top of that, the latter would gain five percent from the profit they made from this quarry. Then, he sealed the deal by giving Tom five hundred million dollars. That was why Tom agreed to set Ivor up for him.

'Yeah. I paid through my nose to make this plan work, but all I care about is that I can teach Ivor a lesson. I don't give a damn about the kind of money I have to pay.'

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