Chapter 293

Madeleine had just arrived at the office, while Beckett was making plans to meet Lauren Nieves. Knock knock. Someone tapped on the car window. Nicholas stood outside, face like thunder, eyes locking onto the bandage around Beckett's head. Beckett's stomach dropped. Crap… he totally forgot about Nicholas. "I called you a bunch of times. Not one call back. What's that supposed to mean?" Nicholas said coolly. Beckett glanced at his phone, a bit guilty—but just a bit. "What, you think you ever call with good news?" Yeah, Beckett was not feeling the Hale brothers lately. Whether Maddy was their sister or not, all three of them were high-maintenance headaches. Nicholas climbed into Owen Reid's car, slamming the door shut loud enough to make Owen wince. "Hey, man, that's your brother's wheels…" Owen said, clearly mourning the door. Nicholas gave him a pointed glare. "You can get out now." Owen nodded, totally unfazed. "Sure thing!" Beckett watched him, utterly speechless. What happened to hav