Page 474 of Forbidden Billionaires: Vol. 11
“Or maybe they’re both hacking it,” Soph said.
My stomach was in knots either way.
***
I peered into my dad’s classroom between every class. But he wasn’t here today. And that just made my nerves worse.
RJ and Liam let us know at lunch that the cameras in the men’s locker room had successfully been taken down. Much to Sophie’s dismay.
“I wonder if Mr. Halifax will be subbing for your dad again today,” Sophie said.
I groaned.
“He’s not your kiss thief, Scarlett.”
“He texted me last night saying he wanted to marry me. And that I’d be 18 soon enough.” I sighed. “Only an adult would be thinking about marriage.” I hated everything I’d just said.
And Sophie didn’t seem to have a rebuttal for that.
“I’m definitely sexting an adult, Soph.”
“Not necessarily.”
I just stared at her.
“It could just be a very faithful and committed senior.”
“No senior has ever been described that way,” I said.
“Maybe it’s a different teacher?” she offered. “Maybe it’s Mr. Hill.”
I dry heaved in the hall.
“Don’t do that,” Soph said. “It reminds me of when I almost hurled because of all those sexual things I said about your dad. Before I realized he was our new teacher.”
Yeah, I’d never forget that. I dry heaved again.
She slapped me on the back. “I’m sorry I mentioned Mr. Hill. It’s not him. He hates you. Unless it’s like a love-hate situation.”
“Stop talking.”
She looped her arm through mine and pulled me into our last class of the day.
And to my horror, my dad was standing in front of the chalkboard. He looked exhausted. There were dark circles under his eyes. And he was sipping a cup of coffee even though the school day was almost over.
The bell hadn’t rung yet. And I couldn’t just sit here for an hour while I slowly died waiting to hear what was going on. I walked right up to him. “Dad, is everything okay?”
He took a slow sip of his coffee. “Why wouldn’t it be?”
“Mom said there was a Hunter Tech emergency?”
He took another sip of coffee and then placed the cup down on his desk. “Right. Rob is handling it from here.”
Okay...“I know you were busy, but did you happen to fix my phone yet?”
“Rob is handling that.”
Did that mean the Hunter Tech emergencywasabout my Hunter Tech phone?!
