Chapter 0588

Nicholas POV

I retumed to the living room where Veronica and Julian were helping Elva color. Jessica had already excused herself and gone to bed. Both Veronica and Julian looked up at me and their eyes went wide.

"What happened?" Julian asked.

I wanted to tell him but not in front of Elva.

Instead, I turned to Veronica. "Piper is just cleaning up in the kitchen. Please stay here until she comes out to you. Do you mind watching Elva?"

"I can do that," Veronica said.

"And me?" Julian asked.

I finally looked at him. I hoped he would be able to tell a lot from my flat gaze and my words," I'm going to speak with Bridget."

said and hopped to his

I

coming with you," Julian said,

barely noticed, so entranced with her coloring. Then, with Julian in tow, we started toward the stairs. Along the way, I briefly filled Julian in on the altercation between Bridget and Julian that had happened in

new curse word. By the time we reached

knocked. She must have been expecting us - or at least, me. She opened the door right away.

she backed into the

and I stood near the dresser, carefully avoiding the mess of clothes spilling out of her nearby suitcase. Bridget stood

continued to smile dully, a

her games. It

face in a blink of the eye. Good. Maybe she would stop trying to bullshit us and give us

you, then," she said. "I knew she

me? What the hell did she mean by

in the kitchen," Nicholas said. "What

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