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Chapter 478 - 478/Stop This Madness, Julie!

Chapter 478

Julie's POV

I froze in place. The heavy palm Robert had anchored against my back locked tight, his fingers digging into my spine until I felt as though my bones might snap under the force of his trembling hands.

Maily's words dripped down from the landing like smooth, liquid poison wrapped in a quiet, calculated tone of protective motherhood. Yet her pale eyes locked onto mine from the top of the stairs with an icy, mocking challenge.

Harold's strained gaze shifted toward her. His tired eyes lingered on her face before flickering back to Robert and me, caught in a beat of agonized hesitation. He took a single, instinctual step forward, his weight shifting toward that familiar summons.

Robert severed the space between them in an instant. His broad, towering frame cut off the base of the staircase like a steel wall.

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