Bonnie smiled slightly at how serious Sienna looked. “I appreciate it.”
She meant it from the bottom of her heart, too.
Sienna’s face turned red. Coughing lightly, she turned her head.
“Did I ask for your appreciation? Let me clarify something, Bonnie. I’m only doing this because you’re Ms. Bonita. Furthermore, I was the one who lost him. The way I see it, they’ve taken more than Ivor. They’ve also robbed me of my pride.
“They wouldn’t have been able to pull it off if I weren’t exhausted from the previous fight! That said, I still failed. So, I have a responsibility to get him back.”
Bonnie stared at her profoundly and stood up. Then she patted Sienna’s shoulder.
Sienna went stiff for a second before she asked, “W-What are you doing?”
Bonnie responded firmly, “You have my respect now, Sienna.”
That reminded Sienna of her bet with Bonnie. She was stunned for a while before she returned to her senses. Suddenly, she felt pissed off and smacked Bonnie’s hand away. “Y-You played me for a fool because I didn’t know the truth!”
Then, she thought deeply, ‘When I made a bet with her, we agreed that whoever won Bonita’s respect also won the bet. Then, I found out she was Bonita. What was the point of the bet, then? She had me wrapped around her finger the whole time. Our bet was nothing but a joke.’
The more Sienna thought about it, the angrier she got. She scoffed and said, “All right, I’ve wasted enough time on you. My point is that I’ll bring Ivor back safe and sound. So, you can go ahead and stop worrying about it!”
Sienna then turned around and made her way out of the living room.
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