I Stopped Waiting and Started Loving novel Chapter 275

The implication was clear: he had no intention of revealing her identity.

Parrish's eyes narrowed slightly, but he didn't push the issue. Ironically, Nathaniel's secrecy actually put him at ease.

If Nathaniel had truly accepted Bonnie today, given her desperate nature, she would have sprinted straight to him to flaunt her new status.

Besides, who was Nathaniel Thorne?

He was a man who valued prodigious talent, unwavering ethics, and the preservation of his legacy above all else.

What did Bonnie have?

No credentials, no notable resume, and the lingering stench of her grandfather's disgraced reputation. A few cheap tricks to make some old men smile at a retirement home would never be enough to win over someone like Nathaniel.

Master Thorne's silence was likely just his way of shielding a promising young student from the media circus.

Convinced of his own logic, Parrish's suspicions evaporated.

Seraphina quietly exhaled a breath of relief. As long as Master Thorne's new protégé wasn't Bonnie Hayes, she didn't care who it was.

She could accept someone else being better than her, but never Bonnie.

The hall fell silent for a moment before Parrish spoke up again. "I also heard that at the medical conference last week, you spoke up in defense of Bonnie Hayes. Do you know her personally?"

Parrish hadn't been at the conference when Bonnie and Seraphina clashed.

He had only recently found out that Nathaniel had publicly backed Bonnie, forcing Seraphina into a humiliating retreat and nearly offending Gideon Graves in the process.

Nathaniel caught the thinly veiled interrogation in Parrish's voice.

But the older man refused to take the bait. He lazily countered, "You know Bonnie Hayes too?"

Parrish paused for a fraction of a second. "More than just know her. We're very familiar. She's my ex-girlfriend."

Nathaniel raised an eyebrow. "Oh? What a coincidence."

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