Page 21 of Forbidden Billionaires: Vol. 2
Officer Daugherty looked angry now. "What did you just say?"
"He didn't mean that, Officer," I quickly said. "We really appreciate all your help. And we'll have the evidence ready when Officer Kemp arrives." I glanced back at James who was pushing through the door. "Thank you so much," I said and stood up.
"We need a signature if you want to file that restraining order, and a little more information," Officer Daugherty said.
"That's okay, I think we're going to pass on that. But thank you," I said again.
"No problem. I'm sure you'll have plenty of experience filling out those forms soon enough," Officer Daugherty said coolly.
"What?" I turned back toward him.
"I just mean, with his list of priors I don't doubt you'll be filing one against him in your near future."
Fuck you.I didn't lose my temper as easily as James, but I wanted to punch this guy in the face. "You know, I'm pretty sure James donates a lot of money to the New York City police department. He might reconsider that now."
Officer Daugherty laughed. "Great. We'll make sure to put your blackmail case with missing suspects at the top of the priority list," he said sarcastically and turned back to his computer.
I should have kept my mouth shut."I hope you have a great weekend," I said as nicely as I could muster as I walked after James. He wasn't in the waiting area. I walked outside and blinked from the bright sun. James was pacing on the sidewalk, yelling something into his phone. I ran over to him.
"James."
He put his finger up. "No, not in half an hour. Now." He hung up his phone as he ran his hand through his hair.
"Are you okay? James, I don't think there was anything he could do. That's just how restraining orders work."
"That guy was an asshole."
"Yeah, maybe. But you can't call him an ass to his face. He's a police officer."
"Freedom of speech, Penny."
"No. That's insulting a police officer. He probably could have arrested you for that."
He lowered both his eyebrows.
"Take a deep breath, okay?"
He laughed.
"James, this isn't funny. They don't believe Isabella did it. They think it was Tyler. I don't even know if they believed us."
"Because they're fucking idiots!" He gestured rudely to the building.
"Get in the car before you get us arrested." I shoved his shoulder.
When I climbed into my side, James had his forehead resting on the steering wheel. I gave him a second to calm down before I touched his arm. "So, what now?"
He lifted his head and ran his hands down his face. "I called my security detail."
"You really think she'd try to hurt us?"
"I have no idea. All she cares about is status. And as soon as we get married, her status goes down."
"Didn't it go down when you two got divorced?"
"She played the whole divorce card really well. The whole, 'woe is me' thing really worked in her favor especially after everyone found out I was dating a student. The press ate it up."
"I didn't think people actually believed her."
