Chapter 297

Kimberly Hale froze for a second, her eyes locked on Nicholas. She didn't say anything for a long time. "Nicholas, are you and Aiden completely out of your minds?" Julian said, trying to stay calm. As the eldest brother, he didn't want to stoop to their level. After all, he'd been more like a dad to them since they lost theirs young. He'd taken care of both his brothers, as well as Mia. Back in the day, they both respected him. Nicholas was the steady one, mature and respectful. Aiden, being the younger one, was more spoiled and close to Julian. But after Madeleine came into the picture, everything changed. Julian couldn't make sense of it. What was it about that girl that made both of his brothers so protective of her? "What did you do to Maddy, Julian?!" Aiden charged in, pulling Nicholas back to keep the situation from escalating, then turned to Julian with wide, furious eyes. "You let her go to M&Y with Madeleine and watch while people messed with her! You let her get hurt!" Nichol