My Repentant Brothers by Grace Edith

Chapter 170

Jacob looked at Madeline,

These past few nights, he hadn't been able to sleep. Whenever he thought about the past, his heart would ache terribly. Now, standing here, his eyes were already burning with tears.

Madeline wasn't the same as in his memories. Now, she was refined, beautiful, confident, and well-protected by those who cared for her. She no longer resembled the dusty, timid Madeline who once tried so hard to please him at home.

But now, she was out of his reach. The sister who had once cared for him was long dead, lost on that rainy night by the reservoir.

He used to think Madeline had drowned in the reservoir, but what had drowned was her love and every illusion she had of him. He would never again have the sister who had once done everything for him.

Thinking of that, Jacob said, his voice trembling, "Maddie, it's cold lately. Why are you wearing so little? How about I buy you some clothes! Maddie, let's have dinner together. I'll take you to cat what you like. I've tidied up your room at home. It's exactly as it was when you left."

Jacob lowered his head as he spoke, clenching the hands at his sides. He didn't dare look directly into Madeline's eyes because he knew just how cold they were. That coldness pierced his hear.

"Hey, do you think I'm dead?" Gavin suddenly sneered, rolling up his sleeves and grabbing Jacob by the collar fiercely. The intense pressure made Jacob's presence feel insignificant. He had no right to be here, disturbing Madeline.

Gavin's voice was sharp and aggressive. "Do you need me to remind you who you are now! Maddie has already removed her household registration. You have nothing to do with her. How dare you show up here?"

With a flick, Gavin shoved Jacob aside and said. "Don't use your cheap guilt to bind her."

Jacob fell to the ground, looking exhausted and haggard, his once handsome face now worn. He could only look at Madeline, his lips trembling, his eyes filled with pain. He said, Tm sorry. I mistook everything. I wronged you."

scene before her didn't

Madeline might fall back into old patterns. The Larson family wasn't worth it. They

this pen with me all along. You've always been the one I cared about most" Gavin's temples throbbed, and he gritted his teeth. He warned, "If you keep

the past. Thinking of the injustices Madeline had suffered,

pen? Consider it a beggar's alms from Maddie. Get lost, and

filled with despair, hoping she would say something in

people isn't worth it. Let's go eat Jacob's heart skipped a beat. He had expected Madeline to despise him, but he hadn't imagined that she wouldn't even bother to look at him.

had lost the family bond he

me a chance." Madeline glanced down at him, her expression cold. There's no chance. Don't dream about it.

be no reconciliation between Madeline and the Larson family, not in this life, and not in

me Madeline chuckled, her eyes flashing with mockery. She said,

pen from Jacob's hand. This pen was something she had begged a collector to

lad 4,000 yuan. I worked for over a mouth to car that money. At the time,

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elderly woman was kind enough to let

exhausted that I came down with a fever, but I had no money to see a doctor. I took some

remembered. Looking up into

Her

reflected his own figure, making