Page 149 of Forbidden Billionaires: Vol. 3
"Seriously, are you okay? You look really pale."
"Nothing a little ice cream can't fix." I took another bite and forced myself to swallow. Now I felt incredibly nauseous. "So what deal was James trying to land?"
Rob laughed. "How should I know?"
I set the pint of ice cream down on the coffee table. "Rob, you're the CEO. Shouldn't you know everything that's going on?" I smiled at him.
"Yeah, and I do." He said it a little defensively.
"Okay, so what deal is James trying to get for Hunter Tech in London?"
"I have no idea what you're talking about." Another pain shot through my stomach and I leaned forward slightly. "You asked him to go to London."
"What? No, I didn't. He's not there for Hunter Tech."
Ow. "What do you mean? Why else would he go to London?"
"I don't know. I thought it was for the university."
"He's not teaching an abroad program." I laughed awkwardly. "Seriously, Rob, why was he in London?"
"I don't know. But the paparazzi probably do." He picked up his phone and typed something in. He lowered both his eyebrows.
"What?" I asked.
"Nothing." He tried to move his phone away from me but I grabbed it.
He had done a Google image search. There were tons of images of James dining with some woman at an outdoor restaurant. Some gorgeous woman with long, brunette hair and skin that was too tan for London's dreary climate. "Who is this woman?" I asked.
"I don't know, I've never seen her before."
I laughed. "Is this some kind of weird joke, Rob? One of your pranks?" I stared at him hopefully and tried to ignore the pain in my chest.What the fuck was James doing with some beautiful woman in London? And why had he lied to me about it?
"I'm sure there's an innocent explanation," Rob said. "He should be back pretty soon, right?"
I glanced at the clock. "In about an hour."
"I should probably get back to work." Rob abruptly stood up.
"Rob."
He seemed to cringe.
"Is he cheating on me?"
Rob laughed. "No, of course not. He wouldn't." But there was doubt in his voice. Suspicion. And maybe, just maybe, a small hint of anger. I just didn't know if it was directed at me or his brother.
"Rob? If you know something you have to tell me." I stood up and immediately hunched forward.
"Penny?"
I felt his hands on my shoulders. "Ow." I put my hand on my stomach. I didn't realize I had said it out loud. But by the look on Rob's face, I definitely had.
"Penny, are you alright?"
"No." I shook my head. "I'm going to be sick."
"Okay...just..." his voice trailed off as he ran into the kitchen.
