Chapter 329

After hanging up, Madeleine grabbed her tablet and shot Julian a cold look, instantly drying her tears. "Did you just pull a face change or something?" Julian looked at her like he'd just witnessed a magic trick. "I don't talk to fools," Madeleine snorted and walked off. Julian actually laughed—out of frustration. Fool? Did she really just call him that? Where was his CEO dignity? Fine. Great. She was getting bolder by the day. What's next? Walking all over him? And she had the nerve to tattle to his mom? Like his mom would seriously care about something this petty. She really thought too highly of herself. Glancing at his phone, Julian couldn't help but feel a little nervous, half-expecting a call from Kimberly Hale to chew him out. But the phone stayed silent. One minute… two… five. No call. Finally relaxing a bit, Julian set the phone down and focused on the proposal Madeleine had sent him. Yeah, he gave her a hard time on purpose, sure. But no lie, her proposal was hands-down the b