Twin Cupids at Work Daddy Come Home novel Chapter 286

“Mom, I get it. I know exactly what to do now.” Helene’s eyes sparkled with something dark and sharp. A cold smile tugged at her lips. Madeline was out in the open now, while she could work from the shadows. That made everything easier.

Courtney gave her a reminder. “Don’t do it yourself. Find someone else to handle it. If anything goes wrong, it won’t come back to you.”

Helene grinned, feeling pretty pleased with herself. “That’s not even hard. Raine’s such an idiot, she’s perfect for this.”

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At Madeline’s place, the silence stretched between them. No one said a word.

Julian glanced around the room, his look as cool as ever. “Aren’t you going to say anything?”

Madeline glanced at him. “Do you want something to drink? I only have water.”

He didn’t answer right away.

After a quiet pause, Julian spoke again. “Let’s talk about what happened back then.”

Madeline’s hand froze for a second as she poured water. Julian watched her, not missing a thing.

She looked down and took a sip of water.

Julian lifted an eyebrow. “Wasn’t that for me?”

Madeline blinked as if realizing her slip. She poured another glass for Julian and set it in front of him. Her voice was calm and even. “There’s really nothing to talk about.”

“It must be tough, raising the kids on your own,” Julian said suddenly.

Since last night, both of them had carefully avoided talking about the children. But honestly, they both knew the truth.

Madeline pressed her lips together. “It’s not that hard. They just doesn’t have a dad. I’m doing fine on my own. If I had the choice, I’d want both my kids with me.” Her meaning was clear. She wanted Noah back.

Julian’s eyes grew darker.

Julian’s face went cold. He didn’t hesitate. “No.”

Madeline had expected him to say no, but she still couldn’t figure out why. Julian had always believed the child wasn’t his. Why was he so unwilling to let go?

“Julian, the kids aren’t yours. Why won’t you let me have them back? You and Helene are going to get married. You know she can’t stand my kids. Keeping them with you will just make things worse between you two. Why not let me take them, and you can live your life? We can just stay out of each other’s way.”

Julian’s eyes narrowed, and a chill settled in them. “I’ve raised Noah for five years. You think you can just take him away from me? Do you really think I don’t care about him at all? Or do you just want to cut me out of your life that badly?”

“I do want to cut you out. Whatever we had should have ended five years ago.”

Julian’s jaw clenched. He didn’t say a word, but the tension in his face said plenty.

The living room went dead quiet.

After a long pause, Julian stood up, his whole vibe ice cold. “If that’s all you want to talk about, then there’s nothing left to say. I won’t agree to it.”