My Repentant Brothers by Grace Edith

Chapter 3

Madeline pursed her lips. Would anyone believe her even if she retorted at this moment!

The answer was a straight no.

She had always been the scapegoat for everything.

They used lies to expose and destroy her in her previous life.

"Perhaps, they had never seen me as a part of the family, but as a nemesis, Madeline thought.

She couldn't help sneering sarcastically when she looked at Joel's disdainful glare.

"You all have a prejudice against me. You will think that I am in the wrong no matter what I do or what I say.

Layla's brows knitted together as she retorted, "What are you insinuating? Are you suggesting that we're all teaming up to bully you! You have a despicable nature and didn't learn any manners from your uneducated grandparents in the village. Blaming others and complaining about bias when you've done wrong, you're so narrow-minded"

Layla grew livid, and her tone became increasingly aggressive.

The look in Madeline's eyes darkened. "That's enough. I don't mind if you talk bad about me, but leave my grandparents alone. I would have already been dead without them. You have no right to discriminate against them, not on my watch. My grandparents worked hard to raise me, squeezing out money just to pay my education fees. Where were you at that time, my dear mother?"

Madeline's eyes filled with disgust as she continued, "You were so busy taking care of your lovely Winnic

Layla was surprised to realize that her daughter, who was usually obedient and docile, had become so grouchy and difficult to handle.

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Just as she was about to reprimand Madeline, the doctor stepped in impatiently.

a good and quiet

"It is quite inappropriate for you all to be accusing a young lady, don't you think! Besides, she just had her head surgery and needs a go rest. You all can talk to her after she recovers. Is that all right?" Layla snorted. "I'm lecturing my daughter. It's none of your business."

With that, she stopped making a fuss and left in a hurry.

The doctor gave Madeline an injection without another word

Complicated emotions swirled in Madeline's heart. Even a doctor, who was a total stranger, cared about her.

Her family members, on the other hand, treated her poorly.

They probably wished she was dead.

Madeline rested for the whole night and didn't eat anything

exhausted due to her head injury, and to make matters worse, her state of mind had yet to be stabilized after her

best medicine to case her fatigue

already past eight o'clock in

to check on

couple entered the room. Their clothes were ragged

pallid complexion. "Oh, my dear, what happened They promised to take good care of you when they took you away. Helena feir sorry for the young lady, 100. Yeah, If only we knew this would

""Your brad mi

smiled. They were already gone when she was

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Chapter 3

a new chance at life, she would be able to

Grandma, don't worry about me. I'm

a while and asked, "My father sends you

the

rather

their strange reactions, knowing something was

as an excuse to suppress

family had been using her grandparents' medical expenses

father to give all

job salary

100 thousand dollars of compensation in her previous life

and Grandma not receive a

questioned, "Grandpa, the Larson family didn't provide you with any financial help to cure

healthy and can make money on my own to

the money to treat Frank's illness. Their trip to the

came because they simply missed Madeline too

the old man's illness had indeed become so severe

I'm sorry... Madeline

all over in

The

life, but to the Larson family, it

and thought. How could they

I'm so stupid.

completely fooled by

previous life, her grandfather

and severe sta cumb to surgical

toward the Larson family had reached its

Don't cry. I'm

room at