Page 229 of Forbidden Billionaires: Vol. 1
James turned around and looked down at his phone. "It's just the front desk." He picked it up and slid his finger across the screen. "Hunter."
Silence.
"Regarding what?"
Silence.
James looked down at me. "Do you mind putting them on the phone for a second?" He put his free hand in his pocket, turned away from me, and walked toward the kitchen. "It was my understanding that she wouldn't be included in this."
Silence.
"We've already disclosed our relationship to Joe. If you have any other questions then I'd recommend discussing them with..."
Silence.
James removed his hand from his pocket and ran his fingers through his hair. "Fine. Please put Ben back on the phone."
Silence.
"Yes, go ahead and let them up. For future visitors please tell them I am out of town until further notice." James hung up the phone and tossed it onto the kitchen counter. He didn't turn around to look at me.
I put my Stat notes down and walked up behind him. "James?" I said quietly. I could tell that he was upset.
He sighed and turned around. "Apparently the people they hired for the investigation need to talk to you."
"Why would they need to talk to me? We already told everything to the dean."
"I don't know. But it probably isn't good."
"That's not necessarily true."
"Well, I guess we'll find out."
"How do you think they knew I was here?"
"Maybe they already tried your dorm room. It doesn't exactly take a great investigator to assume you'd be here."
A dinging noise sounded through the apartment. James walked over to the elevator door and pressed a button. The doors slid open.
Two men in suits stepped out. One looked about James' age and the other was probably 20 years older or so.
The older one put his hand out to James. "James Hunter, I'm Detective Tim Reed. And this is my partner, Scott Turner.
Detectives?Were they cops? When the dean had said they'd be interviewing all the students, I thought he meant a colleague of his. Not the police.
James shook Detective Reed's hand and then Detective Turner's. "I still don't see why this is necessary. Penny has already talked to Joe."
"It's a formality really. We just have a few questions." Detective Reed peered around James' shoulder. "You must be Penny."
"Yes, hi." I walked toward them. Detective Turner still hadn't spoken a word. It felt like they were trying to intimidate me. I wasn't going to let that happen. James hadn't done anything wrong. I had told my parents about our relationship this afternoon. Two men in suits weren't going to scare me now. I felt stronger somehow. And I was sick of this. I just wanted everyone to leave us alone. "You said you have some questions for me?" I crossed my arms in front of my chest.
"Right. Well, we're actually going to need to talk to you in private, Penny." Detective Reed looked up at James.
"I really don't see why that's necessary," James said coolly.
"Something has come up in our investigation. And we need Penny to be able to talk freely about your relationship."
James' eyebrows lowered. "What has come up in the investigation?"
