Chapter 334

"Then... is there some beef between you and Miles Schroeder?" Madeleine couldn't help but ask, her voice a little tight. "Beef?" Beckett paused, thinking. "I don't hold grudges like that." Madeleine's palms were getting sweaty. "Did he... do anything?" "Phoebe Turner liked me. I didn't know. Miles asked me out for drinks..." That was one of the reasons Beckett stayed away from alcohol. Something always went down when he drank. "Miles did it on purpose for her?" Madeleine tightened her grip on his wrist, looking uneasy. Good-looking guys really were a security risk. Boys gotta learn to protect themselves too. "He didn't know either." Beckett still gave Miles some credit. After all, they'd been close once. "This was ages ago, like freshman year. I was out with Owen Reid and Miles at a bar, we were all pretty tipsy. Phoebe showed up, said she was looking for Miles, ended up stealing a kiss from me. Someone snapped a pic and posted it on the school forum." Yeah, it blew up big time back th