Chapter 393
Bonnie and Avril were speechless.
I’m just at a loss for words. Is this something to be proud of?” Avril said.
“Why, of course! The fact is that it’s all up to the men if their family is going to have some peace and harmony. The family will be chaotic if the man doesn’t respect his wife.
“However, if the man doted on his better half, his family would be surrounded by peace. This is an old family saying that’s stuck with the Knights for generations.”
Avril might’ve felt speechless, but she couldn’t help but think that Flynn made a fine point.
Half an hour later, they arrived at the research institute.
Bonnie had just taken a few steps when she turned around and realized both were rooted to the spot.
“Aren’t you guys here to see the institute? What are you waiting for?”
“You don’t get it, Bonnie. This is a solemn, almost sacred moment for me. I have to offer up a prayer before I walk inside. Otherwise, I would be disrespecting the research institute. As far as I’m concerned, this is hallowed ground.” With that, Avril brought her hands together and started praying.
Then, she said, “Amen.”
Her lips twitched a little. “This is a research institute, not a church.”
“Avril has a point, Bonnie. We have to show this place the respect it deserves.” Looking solemn, he clasped his hands and bowed. Then, he bowed a second and third time.
Bonnie’s lips twitched again. ‘Should I just help them set up an altar or something?”
“Hey, I’m going inside now.”
“Alright. We’re done. Wait for us.”
Not long after, Avril and Flynn went into the world–renowned research institute. Both of them acted like a couple of bumpkins stepping foot into the city for the first time and swept their eyes across the place, as
curious as a cat.
“Dang! Isn’t this the latest scanner? They’re costly! I can’t believe there are so many of them here!” Flynn made a beeline to the scanner he talked about and got all excited.
On the other hand, Avril saw one of the old professors buried in his work. Her eyes sparkled immediately.
“Is that Professor Jamie Harper? He won a Material Science Award. Hey, that’s Professor Riley Chambers. She won an International Science Award. Professor Charlie Knowles is here, too. He’s awesome. He won a lot of awards, too. Moreover, he skipped grades constantly and made a name for himself when he was twenty.”
Her voice was too loud and irritated one of the old professors.
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“Who’s making a ruckus and disrupting us?”
Shocked, Avril covered her mouth. I’m a dead woman. They’re the world’s greatest scientists, and I’ve
offended them.”
Jamie turned around and looked at her displeasingly. He was about to say something when he saw Bonnie, who was standing next to her, and he immediately adopted an altogether different attitude.
“Greetings, Ms. Bonita! I’ve finished the task you entrusted me. You’ll find the report in your office.”
“Okay, Good work.” Bonnie nodded in approval.
Jamie was overjoyed to hear it. “Just doing my duty, Ms. Bonita.”
“I’ll leave you to it.” She waved at him.
“Alright. I’ll tend to my experiments at once.”
Avril watched as Jamie left at Bonnie’s instruction, and she remembered how prominent he was in the science industry. Of course, she knew about Bonnie’s real identity, but she couldn’t wrap her head around how much of a badass the latter was right now.
The prominent professors respectfully greeted Bonnie while the duo went to Bonnie’s office. Avril wast
stunned the entire walk.
She had always known Bonita was this remarkably prestigious character who stood at the world’s top. So, she had nothing but respect and admiration for the nation’s leading researcher,
Ever since she found out that Bonnie was, in fact, Bonita, she was all the more surprised. At times, she
still couldn’t believe it.
