Page 321 of Forbidden Billionaires: Vol. 11
Still. Yuck.And even though it was our neighbor’s daughter that he was calling, Liam had defended dating older women. So the daughter was still much older than Liam.
Jacob high fived him.
“Don’t high five him for that,” I said.
Jacob laughed and put his arm around my shoulders.
“You’re supposed to be on my side,boyfriend.”
“Sorry, love.” He kissed the side of my forehead.
I swallowed hard.Love?I smiled. That was really cute. When he said things like that, it was a little hard to remember that none of this was real.
Liam rolled his eyes.
“Congratulations,” my dad said as he walked back over to us. “But in all seriousness, Jacob. If you hurt my daughter, I will kill you.”
Jesus, Dad.But actually...that was more of the reaction I’d expected.
“I would never hurt her,” Jacob said.
My dad nodded. “That’s what I thought. Because if you did, they would never find your body.”
“James,” my mom said.
“Who is thetheyin this situation?” Liam asked.
“Anyone,” my dad said. “Everyone.”
“Noted,” Jacob said.
But then my dad laughed and shook his head again. “Still no boys allowed in your room though, pumpkin.” He turned back to Jacob. “And Scarlett is waiting until marriage, obviously. So don’t get any ideas in your head.”
My eyes grew round. Had my dad really just said that out loud? And why did he think he was allowed to decide that for me?!
“Yes, sir,” Jacob said.
Liam laughed.
I resisted throwing another pillow at him.
My dad inhaled and exhaled slowly. And then he shook his head. “Seriously, best news ever.”
He seemed like he was in an awfully good mood right now. And there was something I needed. I wasn’t sure I’d get a better moment to ask for it.
“Dad?”
“Yes?” he asked.
“Could I switch my bedroom to be one of the guest rooms?”
“Why would you want to switch to one of the guest rooms? They’re so much smaller.”
I shrugged. “Honestly? I was hoping to not have surveillance on me all the time. It’s...a lot, Dad.”
“Well, if you switch rooms, we’ll be installing cameras in the new room.”
“Dad. All I do is study and sleep in my room. I promise to never have Jacob in my room with the door closed.”
