My Repentant Brothers by Grace Edith

Chapter 167

Time passed extremely slowly. Yet, it also felt like she had merely taken a nap and woken up:

Winslet opened her eyes in a daze, and the person in front of her was none other than Thomas, whose face was dark and grim,

"Dad... Dad..." Winslet's voice was hoarse. She glanced around and saw her mother beside her.

"Mom.." she said.

Thomas looked at Winslet's face. Now, her appearance was vastly different from Madeline's. To put it bluntly, she looked like a cheap har hostess.

Thomas felt little pity. Instead, he was angry that years of careful cultivation had been ruined in an instant. "Take care of her. I'm going to the company," he said, turning and leaving the room without hesitation.

Layla sat beside Winslet, her eyes filled with concern and pain. She said, "Winnic, don't be afraid. Everything will be fine."

Winslet couldn't hold back her tears and clutched Layla's hand. She said, "Mom, give me a mirror... Give me a mirror!"

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Layla sighed and said, "Don't look at it. Focus on recovering. Don't think about anything else. If you hadn't deliberately had surgery to look like Madeline, this wouldn't have happened. Now look at the mess."

Layla said helplessly, "You should have understood how terrifying her brothers were the last time they broke your arms and legs"

Layla shuddered at the memory of that morning when someone had kicked open their front door. A hulking man had thrown the bloodied Winslet at their doorstep and warned them that if they dared to provoke Madeline again, the Larson family would be wiped out It was terrifying, Layla trembled just thinking about it.

ruined? Winslet asked.

"What about Aunt Sharon? Does she know that my Lace is ru

enemies, so Mr. Horton might come to see you Winsler's tears silently slid down her cheeks as she sobbed uncontrollably on the hospital

Horton said he

just coming to personally announce the termination of their marriage agreement. Layla watched Winslet cry in silence, her heart aching, but there was nothing she could do. She said, "Winnie, I have something to tell you Winslet turned

body stiffened, and then she collapsed weakly. "Why! I've already ended up like this. Why did he take the last

your money. Don't be so particular about these things. The family has s current state, you need to be obedient and understanding, or your father might give

resentment. To them, was she really a daughter or just a tool to be used? She didn't realize that she was walking the same path Madeline once

at the door. Winslet panicked and quickly pulled the blanket

be... Mr. Horton is here? My first meeting with him, and it was in a

entered the hospital room, holding a bouquet. He asked, "Maddie, are you alright?" He looked at the person lying in bed, facing away from him, completely wrapped in the blanket. His mood became heavy. During their last meeting, Madeline had subtly expressed her unwillingness to go the consider breaking off the marriage

the arranged marriage, which had

wasn't the

unwilling even the best match could turn into a disaster. He didn't want to main

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hadn't expected to hear early this morning that Madeline had been

we never had feelings for each other, Winslet said, her voice

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know you're here to break off the marriage agreement. I had

tightened, and she thought, How could she say that? Even if they were going to break off the marriage agreement, they should at least get something out of it She

happen either. My daughter

nodded and said, "To me, looks aren't important. People grow old eventually. So don't give up hope because of this. Don't worry. If you're willing. I'll arrange for

Nick. Is he

it deeply. If she had known how kind Nick

moved by anyone before, but in th