The Billionaire's Secret Love Child(54)

“Okay, listen to me now and listen well,” I started.

He continued to click away on his phone.

“I am a hard worker, and you are not. If we work diligently, then we can finish this quick and I won’t have to look at you for another second.”

He continued to tap away at the screen on his phone.

“I’m sorry, is this not important enough for Mr. Popular?”

He still didn’t say anything. I tried to peek at what he was writing, but when I leaned in, he would turn just enough to keep the screen from my view.

“What are you writing, is it about me?” I asked innocently.

The lack of communication was bothering me, but this time, he held a finger up that appeared to plead for another moment.

I waited, and after waiting, he clicked the screen of his phone off and set it on the table.

“I was trying to organize a party; it’s hard to concentrate on two things at once.”

“You must be joking. You’re organizing a party while in class? Do you even want to pass at all?”

He shrugged and laughed. “I want to get a grade that keeps me from failing. This one is currently pulling my GPA down just enough that I might not be able to play in the next football game. If you can help me get this grade up a little bit, then you’ll be a hero to me and my friends.”

He flashed me a smile with his perfect teeth.

I collapsed to the table, hoping that he would understand the gesture. He must not have.

“Hey, are you alright?”

I pushed myself from the desk, pulling his science book to the middle of the lab table and started rifling through the pages.

“Listen, this stuff is easy. I know I can handle it, pay attention if you want, but I think I can manage on my own. Just make sure to put your name on the final draft and I can guarantee you’ll get an ‘A’ grade.”

He seemed to like the sound of that. But, it was short-lived.

“Hollis, Christine, I know you two are probably making a deal where Christine does all the work, and Hollis just sits back and soaks up the credit. I, fortunately, am not that gullible.” The professor paused. “You two have a special extra assignment. Hollis has to perform an experiment in front of the class and knowingly explain the processes involved in the chemical reaction.”

I sat there open mouthed as he continued.

“Christine, your grade in this class depends on him handling this assignment. I will even have a few questions for him to answer, just to make sure he was paying attention and not just memorizing a script.”

I was doomed. My perfect record was about to be shattered, and I could do nothing about it at all.

“Whoa, that’s rough,” was all that he could manage to say before going back to his phone and tapping away.

My anger got the best of me as I yanked the phone from his hand and threw it out the window. He watched it fly out several feet and fall the four stories to the campus courtyard.

With that done I packed up my things, wrote my phone number on a slip of paper, and handed it to Hollis.

“If you find your phone, you can reach me at this number. Hopefully, the next time we have work to do you’ll be more interested in working.”

With that said, I walked out of the class. I was overwhelmed and decided it would be best to go to my favorite spot to unwind for a bit.



4.

I don’t know how many other people knew about it, but I really like this spot. It was quiet and secluded, and I had never seen anyone come up here before.

I was on top of the tallest school building, and it overlooked the courtyard from just enough of a distance that I could make out Hollis poking around and looking desperately for his phone.

It took me a while to regain my composure after he bumped into another classmate and knocking her paperwork all over the grounds.

Granted, I think he ended up getting her number written on his arm before she gathered up her things and walked away. He really was the worst kind of man, but he was still a man.

I did feel a little bit of pride when I realized that I’d get the chance to be his partner and nobody else would. Thinking about it made my heart sink, as I knew there was no way he’d pass this assignment.

I still felt myself sigh a little thinking about all the other women he had been with. I started to think less about the girls on his list and started to think more about the girls that weren’t. Thankfully I was securely in the ‘not’ list, but a part of me wished that I could meet an attractive man, like Hollis, that also had the brain to match.

Hollis found his phone under a bush nearby. I did feel a little bad about throwing the thing out the window. I have been known to have some anger issues in the past.

Then my phone started ringing.

“Hello,” I said.

“So this really is your phone number; I had a feeling that you were just playing a prank on me.”

It was Hollis calling me.

“I see you finally found your phone.”

“I did.”

“So, back to planning your party,” I asked.

“Actually, I had something better in mind. How about the two of us call a truce?”

“A truce? I didn’t know we were at war,” I said.

“I have a feeling this isn’t a war I’ll win; so I’m hoping that we can reach an understanding before it gets any worse.”