Chapter 236

Madeleine froze for a second, a little on edge—what was Beckett doing here? She glanced back at Chris and asked quietly, "Did you tell Uncle Beckett?" Chris looked away. "No idea." "Don't lie." Madeleine reached out and pinched his little belly—he'd definitely gained some weight lately. "Liam lent me his phone watch. I secretly called Dad," Chris muttered, looking down like he knew he'd messed up. "Chris!" Madeleine frowned. She didn't want Beckett dragged into their lives more than necessary. After all... she and Chris were just clinging to his existence. "Bro..." Clinton spoke up awkwardly. No matter how much it rankled him, he had to call him that. After all, just because the Hale family showed up out of nowhere didn't mean Stanton had completely given up on Beckett. Until Beckett was officially booted from Beach Group, Clinton had to swallow whatever complaints he had. "Abigail... What's going on? Why is Mr. Beach here?" Ella whispered, clearly surprised as she glanced at Beckett.