Page 67 of Forbidden Billionaires: Vol. 8
“Which equates to 27,040 dates,” said Chastity, before Tanner had barely written two numbers on the board.
I’d forgotten how crazy good she was at math.
Tanner looked impressed. He tossed the marker back onto the ledge. “Exactly. I don’t remember the success rate of that off the top of my head. But it’s decent. Then we also have flirting as an avenue toward matches. Tons of people flirt at Club Onyx and other Society events, and that has led to 70 matches.”
Flirting didn’t seem like a very concrete method, but I added it to the board too.
“The Emerald Oasis has been quite successful. Everyone loves the fun outdoorsy vibes. It’s nostalgic. It already has 20 matches, and people spend comparatively little time there.”
That was decent. I added EMERALD OASIS to the board.
“Speaking of the Emerald Oasis, Kat sent me her security footage. Destiny analyzed it and said that there was no evidence that someone hacked into the server to edit the photo.”
I just stared at him.Oh my God. Did he just bring us to his private island to murder us?!I cleared my throat. “So...youwerethere with Rosalie?”
“No.” He laughed. “Of course not. Kat’s security footage only went back a month. So that’s probably a dead end. But I’ve been thinking about it more. There was probably someone standing where I got edited into those photos. So we just need to ask some of the members in the photo if they remember who was standing there with Rosalie. If we can get an answer, that’s probably our kidnapper.”
“Huh. Good thought. Can you just send out an alert to all members or something?”
“I could. But I’d rather find a discrete way to do it. We don’t want the kidnapper to know we’re onto them.”
Jacob walked up to Tanner.
I hadn’t even seen him come out of the pool.
Tanner grabbed a towel and wrapped it around his shoulders.
“Kidnappers?” Jacob asked. “Like what we did with mommy that time?”
Say what?
Tanner laughed. “It was a bachelor party thing. You had to be there.”
I had so many questions.
Tanner cleared his throat. “But we better change the topic back to matchmaking. PG please. Or tell the boy to use earmuffs.”
“What?”
“Like this. Earmuffs, Jacob.”
Jacob threw his hands over his ears.
I smiled.
Tanner gave him a thumbs up and Jacob dropped his hands.
“Well, if I’m reading these numbers correctly…all of your methods are terrible,” said Chastity. “We need to change things up ASAP or you’ll never get that...um...” her voice trailed off. “I’m bad at PG.”
Jacob smiled up at her.
“What do the two of you propose then?” asked Tanner.
“The castle!” Jacob said.
“A little later, grandson.” Tanner winked at him.
“Using an algorithm to find love is crazy,” I said. “It’s all about the human connection.” I drew a big red X across all the different methods he currently used. “We just need to see some pictures of members and I’ll match them.”
