Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 748

Kathleen's smile turned a bit strained. "Is that so? My brother-in-law is really a stand-up guy for the Gibson family..."

Just as everyone was enjoying their meal, the doorbell rang.

Corley put down his fork and knife. "I'll get it," he said, heading to the front door.

A few seconds later, they heard his voice, tinged with surprise-

"Dad, what are you doing here?!"

Madge's hand, poised to grab another piece of roast beef, paused mid-air.

Norris looked a bit bewildered as he tried to piece together the family connections: Corley's dad meant Kathleen's husband, which made him Madge's brother-in-law. Neely and Geneva exchanged glances, both seeing the worry and confusion mirrored in each other's eyes.

Why had Teague shown up so suddenly?

They hadn't told him that Madge had been found...

Could Corley have let it slip?

That was certainly possible.

Kathleen, however, upon hearing Teague's voice, froze for a moment before a sardonic smile tugged at her lips.

quicker than

the hallway, into the dining room. The man wore a sharp suit with a light gray overcoat on top.

had begun to pour outside, and in his hurry, part of

eyes locked onto Madge. It was as if the rest of

about for decades,

his. "You got here faster than I thought. Look who it is! Yes, it's Madge. We finally found her. Isn't

gaze, but he did gently pull his

even brighter, though it felt brittle, like thin ice over a deep

you were little, you used to follow him everywhere, calling him brother. Besides our parents, he's been the one searching high and low

was Kathleen who had called

was to

of some hidden resentment, or

just

had turned

soon as she heard the news, Kathleen informed

wanted to come,

woman who

way back from Frostford to Lumina City,

managed to

had

that eager to