Chapter 250

"I still have stuff to finish. Want to head back first?" Madeleine texted Beckett. "First day and Julian's already draining people dry? That guy's seriously messed up." Beckett sent back an angry emoji. Madeleine chuckled quietly and typed, "I'll just take a cab when I'm done." "Nope. I'll wait." He even added a super cute sticker. Madeleine blinked in surprise. Beckett, the ice-cold type, actually had such adorable emojis? "I'm on my way then." She replied quickly. Honestly, whatever Julian made her do didn't matter compared to Beckett. "Madeleine, no one's leaving till everything's done." The team leader scoffed as the clock hit end of day. "I'm not staying late." Madeleine shoved the files aside and got ready to leave. "Madeleine! What's that supposed to mean?" the team leader snapped. Trying to avoid a run-in with Julian, Madeleine packed up and made a quiet dash for the exit. She was technically off the clock. "Where do you think you're going?" Julian stepped out of his office jus