#Chapter 270: You Wanted To Talk

Despite the argument between Bridget and Nicholas, the show needed to go on, which meant Nicholas and Bridget were called back to the stage. Bridget was silenced after Nicholas’s final words, so the air between them was obviously tense. They didn’t talk at all as they returned to the stage. For the finale, Julian was needed on stage too. This was the final showdown between his character and Nicholas’s, where Nicholas would beat him in a duel and officially claim Bridget’s character’s hand in marriage. I knew Julian had to go, but I was still holding onto his arm. I wasn’t ready to let him go yet. We still hadn’t talked and his face was still like that of a strangers, unsmiling and stern. Julian glanced pointedly at where I gripped his upper arm. “I have to go now, Piper,” he said. “We still haven’t talked,” I replied. “Later.” I still didn’t let go. “Do you promise?” He huffed a harsh breath. “Why does it matter?” He was so dismissive, it hurt a little. Why did it matter? Beca