I Love You, Miss Genius (Bonnie Shepard and Ivor Knight) novel Chapter 1182

Bonnie wanted Billy to let down his guard.

'I'm aware that he's constantly worried about me having an ulterior motive for joining his organization. That's why he never let me get in touch with the chip.

'The reason I made up something about my family is because I want him to think that I really am doing this for the money. That ought to lower his guard.'

As expected, Billy stopped in his tracks. He was about to move a chess piece, but he put it down instead.

He asked, "Your family? What happened to them?"

She pretended to sigh helplessly.

"I used to work in another state, leaving my old parents in the village. My mom had some serious health issues back when she was young. So, she was very fragile. I even almost lost her to a high fever a while ago!

"She managed to cling on to life and barely recovered, but the high fever brought on an onslaught of other conditions. She's still receiving treatment in the ICU right now. It burned a hole in my wallet and drained my entire life savings.

"I'm broke now. I was overwhelmed with a huge sense of helplessness when I looked at her, lying on the bed. Just as I was running out of options, I saw that you're hiring. H-How else am I supposed to find a huge amount of money?"

She spoke with such genuine emotion that her eyes even turned red at the end of it.

She didn't make up the whole story. Most of it happened to Welma. Fortunately, she had extensive medical knowledge and abundant money. So, things didn't go as badly as they could have.

Meanwhile, Billy looked at her with sympathy after he heard her story. "You're young, but you have an extremely heavy burden on your shoulders."

She deliberately curled her lips into a bitter grin. "I didn't think about anything else. All I know is that my mom gave birth to me and raised me. I don't care what I have to do, as long as I can keep her with us!