The more Trina thought about it, the more she panicked. She could not help but pray internally, ‘Dear God, please don’t let my suspicions be true! Bonnie can’t be Bonita! Please, grant me my prayer!’ After praying, she thought deeply, ‘Now that I think about it, Bonita carries the hope for Arvandor’s scientific research alone. Bonnie probably isn’t the same person. Still, I must admit she’s talented in certain
areas.
‘However, she can’t possess so many talents. She’s already the miracle doctor and the most prestigious painter. Bonnie can’t have enough time to become a scientific prodigy like Bonita, right? No human can do that.’
With that in mind, Trina felt much more relieved. It was like a weight had been lifted off her shoulder.
The Shepards noticed Trina’s silence but did not push her to respond. Instead, they simply shook their heads and sighed. On the other hand, Fernanda was not about to let her off the hook. “Earth to Trina! Why aren’t you saying anything? Are you speechless because I exposed your true colors?”
Trina lowered her head and continued to cry. “I-I know everyone thinks Bonnie is the most extraordinary person now. You consider me a nobody and feel I no longer deserve your care. Still, I told you all the truth. I can’t help it if you don’t believe me.”
Vera had showered Trina with love for more than two decades. The former could not bear to see Trina crying so miserably, no matter what she had done in the past.
Vera said, “That’s enough. We’ll discuss how to deal with Trina later. What matters now is figuring out a way to convince Bonnie to make us a painting.” Everyone fell silent.
After all, Bonnie was impossibly difficult to deal with. No one wanted to do this fool’s errand. However, she was such a massive asset that it would be foolish to leave her alone. Someone had to do it. Whether or not they pulled it off was another story.
Ultimately, Grant led his wife, Carlee, forward.
“It looks like no one wants to do it. I guess we’ll give it a shot. I can’t say we treated Bonnie nicely when she was still a part of the family, but I dare say we weren’t too nasty with her. She’ll respect me and do me a favor if I put it nicely.”
Harold immediately agreed, “All right! I’ll leave it to you to ask Bonnie for a painting. You’re doing the family a huge favor. I hope you don’t let us down.”
“I can’t promise you that, Dad. I can only try. You can’t blame me if she doesn’t comply.” “Um-“
Harold was about to say something, but Yolanda interrupted, “You know how bizarre Bonnie can be. We should be grateful Grant and Carlee are willing to accept the challenge. Stop pressuring them. All we have to do is wait for an update.”
Harold considered Bonnie’s character and saw things from his wife’s perspective. He said, “Okay, then. Go ahead and give it a whirl. I won’t blame you if things don’t turn out how we want them to.” Grant nodded. “I understand, Dad. We’ll wait for Bonnie at Pyralis University’s entrance in the morning.”
The following day, Bonnie and Avril headed to the university gate. The former listened to Avril excitedly talking about the fun things that had happened on campus during her absence.
