Page 475 of Forbidden Billionaires: Vol. 11
“Actually, if you want to head to Sophie’s after school today, Rob can give it to you then. I need some time alone with your mother.”
Ew, what?
The bell rang.
“Take a seat, pumpkin. Class has started.” He turned away from me.
I didn’t understand what was happening. But my dad was acting so weird. I hurried to my seat.
Axel leaned forward and whispered in my ear. “So...did he hack your phone?”
I just shrugged. Because I had no freaking clue. And I swear I didn’t hear a single thing in class. My heart was beating so loudly I could hear it in my eardrums.
And I didn’t get a chance to ask my dad anything else, because as soon as class ended, he walked out of the room.
I turned around in my seat. “Guys, did he seem off to you?”
“Definitely,” Sophie said.
Jacob slowly nodded.
“Eh. He always acts that way around me,” Axel said. He somehow managed to make me laugh.
“Did he mention...anything?” Sophie asked. She was being vague because she couldn’t talk about the cameras in front of Axel.
“He just said to get a ride home with you,” I said to Soph. “And that your dad will give me my phone back.”
“Huh. Maybe your dad just can’t even look at you right now.”
I groaned. “Not helping.” At least hanging out at Sophie’s would ensure I wouldn’t be grounded until at least tonight. I slowly got up. “Well it was nice knowing you guys.”
Jacob slid his hand into mine as I retreated to my locker. “It’s going to be fine.”
“You don’t know that. I hope you have a backup date to homecoming.”
He laughed, but he didn’t say that he didn’t have a backup date. “I told you to stop texting stuff to that creep.”
“Well, I can’t undo it now,” I said. But I would certainly be more careful going forward.
“Ready?” Sophie said as she closed her locker.
I nodded.
“Wait,” Jacob said. “How did Axel know about your phone?”
“Hm?” My voice came out squeaky and weird.
“He clearly knew that your dad had your phone.”
“Oh. Right.” We hadn’t mentioned any of this as soon as Axel sat down with us at lunch. And obviously Axel hadn’t been in the car with us on the way to school. “I told him earlier,” I said.
“When?”
“This morning.”
Jacob gave me a weird look.
“I mean last night. Because he came to dinner. To work on our project.”
