Chapter 455

Madeleine thought it was kinda wild—day one at school and she already stumbled into a bullying mess. "You better cut it out," she warned the group coldly. A few girls stepped forward, heading straight for Hannah. "With the way you look? Yeah, no one's gonna want you," Maddox Sean sneered. "Get lost!" Hannah snapped and kicked the one closest to her. Just as the bullies were about to reach her, a sleek black car rolled up near the building. Madeleine tried to shield Hannah, but ended up awkwardly falling to the ground. Julian stepped out, right in time to see his sister sitting miserably on the pavement. His face darkened in an instant. Hannah caught sight of Julian, froze for a second, thinking he might've come to haul her away. But hey, with him here, those jerks would probably back off. Scrambling up, she ran to Julian, threw her arms around him, and cried pitifully, "Hubby, they hit me!" "…" Julian blinked, clearly not expecting that. He lowered his gaze to look at the disheveled gi