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."

and hopped

what I had meant to

coming with you," Julian said, just

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

new curse word. By the time we reached the top stair, he had gotten quite

least, me. She opened the door right away. Her face was bright when she looked at me. Seeing Julian behind my

she backed into the room and let

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

is this about?" Bridget asked. She continued to smile dully, a look of fake confusion on

said. I was tired of all her games. It was past time to cut down to the core

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

then," she said. "I knew

the hell did she mean by

the kitchen," Nicholas said. "What you

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