The more Ivor spoke to Collin, the more he found his voice familiar. But for the life of him, he couldn't recall where exactly he had heard it.
Realizing that Collin had successfully answered all of Ivor's questions, Bonnie felt a weight lifted.
She made fun of him. "Is this why you're calling me? I mean, did you call me to chat with me or my new researcher? Should I just give Allen's number to you so you could have some alone time?"
Ivor explained hurriedly, "I called you to chat with you, Bonnie."
"Really?" A hint of mischief flashed in her eyes. "So, why do I feel like you spent more time chatting with Allen?"
"Well, that's because you rarely tell me about what's going on in your life. So, I have to ask other people how you've been doing." Ivor made up a great excuse for him to keep probing around. He was lying with a straight face.
She saw through him, but she didn't put him on the spot.
"Well, you guys don't have to get along so well. The way I see it, you guys are having such a good chat that you've forgotten about me." She deliberately distracted him so he'd forget about probing her altogether.
Ivor scoffed. "Listen to yourself, Bonnie. Are you getting jealous? Do you find it distasteful that I'm hitting it off with someone else?"
'What a narcissistic man!' Bonnie rolled her eyes. She might've chastised him internally, but she went along with him and continued the conversation.
"What's there to be jealous about? However, it's been such a long time since we've seen each other. You can't deny that the moment you did call me, you got along with someone else so well…"
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