I Love You, Miss Genius (Bonnie Shepard and Ivor Knight) novel Chapter 979

Ivor started walking toward the bathroom. Before he could do that, however, Bonnie hurried over and stood in his way.

“Um… You can’t go in there now…”

He had a sense that something was amiss from the start. Now that he heard what she said, things felt all the more uncanny.

“Why can’t I go into the bathroom? Is there something unusual in there?”

She was uncharacteristically panicky, afraid that he’d see Collin in there. After all, she wouldn’t be able to explain herself if he did. So, she stood firm at the door and stopped him from going in.

At the same time, she thought of a wonderful excuse for it. Bending over, she clutched her belly and pretended to have had a severe case of stomach upset.

“What’s so unusual about it? It’s just that I had a really bad stomachache earlier. So, it smells awful in there right now. Are you sure you want to look inside?”

He glanced at her, concerned. “Well. How do you feel now? Do you still have a stomachache?”

Shaking her head, she said, “Come over and help to me to the couch, so I can rest and catch my breath.”

“Okay.” He responded and walked over to hold her by her arms.

‘I can’t believe I said that, but it should’ve bought Collin some time. I hope he’ll find a way to escape. If the whole thing is exposed, I won’t be able to explain myself, ever.’