Chapter 230

No way it was just a coincidence. Julian carried Chris in one arm, hauled Liam in the other, and walked off cool as ever. Let Beckett and Alex fight it out. He had the kid now—Madeleine would come to him sooner or later. With a small snort, Julian stepped into his car. "Mr. Hale, Madam said she's flying to Pinebrook first thing tomorrow morning," his assistant informed him. Julian paused for a second. "My mom's coming here?" "Yes. She's always been invested in the Brindleford Village project. The whole thing got shelved twenty years ago because of protests. Now that it's being restarted, she's paying close attention," the assistant said with a nod. Julian knew exactly why his mother cared so much. That project hadn't just cost her a career win—it took her daughter... and her husband. Back then, all she wanted was to secure the development rights for her hometown. She threw herself into it obsessively, left a window for her husband's affair, eventually losing both him and the baby she'd