Chapter 0267

“You said you would tell him,” I said.

“”

“I was getting around to it.” Julian shrugged. “The right moment just hadn’t come up yet.‘

“You gave her that necklace to help her out specifically in this place,” Nicholas said. “I highly doubt that you couldn’t find a moment to tell me about it.”

“That’s the truth,” Julian said. “Besides, so long as one of us gets the message to help her out, does it matter which one?”

“Then switch it to me,” Nicholas said.

an argument they

I gave Nicholas a flat look. He wasn’t helping deescalate this argument shouldn’t even be having in the middle of Terry’s office while searching for secret compartments in his desk.

Nicholas deflated a little, under my look, though he didn’t uncross his arms. The moment his eyes returned to Julian, they hardened again.

“I wanted both,” I said.

said. “The very next free moment I have.”

it will take you two minutes on your phone,” Nicholas said.

think we’re doing something vastly more important at the moment?”

Nicholas was firm.

searching, Piper.” He retrieved his phone from his pocket.

hand along the side, I felt a small catch. I pressed down and a lid sprung open, revealing a

letter from

Julian’s eyes were on his phone.

the letter then nearly dropped it. Nicholas

this?” Nicholas asked, more to himself than

put his phone away. He scooched closer to me to peer

“Hubris,” I said.

at a loss for words.

“It’s

letter addressed to Terry, welcoming him

letter was dated back a few years, long enough that

Jane over

swirled

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