I Love You, Miss Genius ( Bonnie Shepard )
Chapter 552

Gresham puffed his cigarette and stared at his daughter in disappointment, just as his wife did. He felt so let down that he could not be bothered to say a thing.

"Hmm?" Vera uttered as she squinted at the television showing Bonita's silhouette.

"What's wrong?" Gresham asked in puzzlement.

"Don't you think Ms. Bonita's silhouette is somewhat familiar when the camera is this far away?"

Gresham looked at the screen and looked at Bonita, his frown deepening the longer he stared at her. Even Trina stared at the screen, thinking, 'I saw Ms. Bonita when I attended the press conference for the latest nanomaterial, but I stood far away from her. The camera just zoomed in on the TV. I must say, Ms. Bonita's silhouette does look familiar.'

"Are you saying her stature reminds you of Bonnie?" Gresham asked bluntly. Then, he mocked, "The world is full of coincidences. It's not that weird for people to share a similar stature. That said, Bonnie doesn't compare to Ms. Bonita."

Vera nodded in approval. "I guess you're right."

She watched the television again and said, "Ms. Bonita is so young. She looks almost the same age as Bonnie. Every parent would die to have a daughter like Ms. Bonita. I envy her parents! If only I birthed a child who's also the country's backbone, I'd have no regrets. I'd be so proud."

Gresham grew upset when he heard Bonnie's name. "That's enough. It's pointless to say such things now. Reality is often disappointing. Bonnie is nothing short of a rebellious, pathetic prick. It's a good thing we disowned her. Otherwise, I'd be pissed off whenever I see her."

Vera was just as furious as her husband. She said, "Fine, I'll drop it."

Trian looked at her parents' expressions and thought, 'What a relief. I might've embarrassed them, but Bonnie will always be worse than me.'

Bonnie noticed Leo, the team leader, still had not moved an inch. Puzzled, she asked, "It's almost time to leave. Why aren't we moving?"

He replied, "We're waiting for an important figure."

"Hmm? Who's that supposed to be?"

"I didn't receive news about this until yesterday. It seems the higher-ups arranged for the representative of the nation's economy to appear."

Bonnie frowned. Before she could figure it out, she heard a familiar voice, "Grandpa, it's me! Let me in!"

It was Leo's granddaughter, Sienna. He reprimanded her, "What are you doing here?!"

She glanced at Bonnie and explained, "I wanted to come with you guys to protect Ms. Bonita.”

Leo looked at Sienna strangely when he heard that.

"Come on, Grandpa!" She held his arm and shook him. "Please let me tag along. I'm a strong fighter. I'm sure I can help. Also, I think you know how much I admire Ms. Bonita. I need a chance to get close to her.

"Don't you think there's a chance she might like how forthright I am? She might even want to be my best friend!"

The more she spoke, the stranger Leo's gaze grew. She added, "Pretty please, Grandpa!"

He reprimanded her again, "Knock it off and go home now!"

"Come on, Grandpa!"

"Take her away, men."

"Grandpa!" Just like that, she was dragged away from the scene.

'This isn't the last they'll see of me. I'll find a way to board the plane. Fortunately, I thought of a backup plan before coming. Since Grandpa has forbidden me from following him, I'll have to resort to it.' Leo apologized to Bonnie, "I'm sorry Sienna's stirring up trouble again."

"It's no problem." She waved in response.

Suddenly, she heard another familiar voice, "Sorry, I'm late."