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."

shit," Julian said and

I had meant to

Julian said, just as

top of Elva's head. She 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

each step, Julian uttered a new curse word. By the time we reached the top stair,

of Bridget's room, we knocked. She must have been expecting us - or at least, me. She opened the door right

a word, she backed into

clothes spilling out of her nearby suitcase. Bridget stood nearer the door with her back to

smile dully, a look of fake

said. I was tired of all her games. It was past time

of the eye. Good. Maybe she would stop trying

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

the hell did

the kitchen," Nicholas said. "What you

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