Page 342 of Forbidden Billionaires: Vol 4

For some reason I glanced at Matt. He was studying the food on his plate like it was the Mona Lisa.I tried to save your secret from coming out, Matt. At least look at me. Look at me!

He didn’t. And in that second, I lost faith in him. I believed what James had told me. I was just a conquest to joke about with his friends. I glanced at James. I thought there would be a smile on his face, but he didn’t look happy at all. His Adam’s apple rose and fell as he stared at me. Something about the way he was looking at me sent a shiver down my spine. This was his fault. He’d clearly told Isabella about my uncle. So why did I feel bad for him right now?

Another teacher finally came running over.Screw me.It was Mr. Hill.

“Miss Sanders, principal’s office. Now,” Mr. Hill said with all the authority in the world.

Isabella laughed.

God, why did it have to be Mr. Hill on cafeteria duty today?

“Jason,” my uncle said. “Miss Pruitt started it.”

For the first time ever, I saw Mr. Hill’s demon eyes soften. “Okay, Jim. You too then, Miss Pruitt.”

“But…” Isabella started.

“Don’t make me repeat myself,” Mr. Hill said.

I had never seen him be mean to anyone but me.

“You should probably come too, Jim,” Mr. Hill said. “To let the principal know what actually happened here.”

He nodded.

All four of us started walking out of the cafeteria, but I grabbed my uncle’s arm, holding him back for a second.

“Don’t listen to anything Isabella said. She just hates me.”

“I’m so sorry, kiddo. I never meant for it to come out like that.” He shook his head. “I embarrassed you in front of all your classmates.”

“What? No.”

“You’re literally crying because of what she just told everyone.” He lightly tapped the bottom of my chin to cheer me up like I was a two-year-old that had fallen and scraped my knee. Something about the action made me appreciate him even more.

“I’m crying because I’m angry. Furious. I’d never be embarrassed of you. I love you.” I stopped in the middle of the hall so I could hug him. I thought Mr. Hill would yell at me any second, but his words never came. “I meant everything I said back there.”

I’m pretty sure I heard him sniffle.

“As your guardian I should probably reprimand you for throwing a green bean at another student’s face. But as your uncle…nice aim, kiddo.”

I laughed.

“Let’s go sort this mess out.”

I stayed tucked into his side as we walked the rest of the way to the principal’s office. I really hoped that Isabella’s Prada ass was about to get expelled.

Untouchable - Chapter 28

Friday

Every time I catered, my arms still ached. But I was definitely getting better at it. And fortunately for me, I was pretty sure that tonight’s catered event had been exclusively for old people. There hadn’t been a single person from our school in attendance.

“I’m so tired,” Kennedy groaned as we made our way up the stairs of our apartment building.

“Me too. But at least it’s a good arm work out.”

“What?” she asked when we came to our floor. “No, I’m not talking about work. I’m talking about stupid Isabella. I can’t believe she only got a week’s detention too. She should have been expelled.”