My Repentant Brothers by Grace Edith

Chapter 322

Before going to bed that night, Madeline made a trip to Caleb's study.

Seeing him busy with paperwork, she knocked on the door and asked, "Caleb, can I interrupt you for a moment?"

"Come in, Caleb replied, glancing up at her with a stern look. "Have a seat."

He put down his pen, his eyes dark as the night and piercing.

Madeline sat down on the chair, blinking at Caleb,

She said. Tve been abroad for two months, and during that time, the Williams family probably didn't just sit idly by. They made such a big fuss before, determined to come after me, even joining forces with several powerful families. They've put you all in a difficult position with their formidable power..."

Madeline paused. "So, what's the situation now? Gavvy hasn't told me anything about what's going o

two months."

back home for the past

The alliance of several powerful families was no small matter, and their combined strength could shake half of Clusia. Given their deep-seated enmity, their efforts must have been fierce.

Madeline's brothers had arranged for Gavin to take her abroad, partly to ensure her safety and partly to avoid her becoming burden to them, given that their attention might falter if things went wrong.

With her out of the country, their operations would be smoother.

But that meant she was left completely in the dark.

"If we had lost, you wouldn't be here talking to me now," Caleb said, his gaze cold. He tapped the desk twice with his fingers. "The Williams family did retaliate against us once and lost quite thoroughly. So their so-called alliance has collapsed. But since they have the backing of the Martial Arts Alliance, completely eradicate them."

Caleb interlaced his fingers on the table and said casually. "The Williams family surely still resents us, but it will be hard for them to strike back in the near future. With this defeat, they should now realize the disparity in our strength."

arrogant. He wasn't boasting; the Phantom Organization was a

If anyone wanted to try and crush them, they were welcome to try and

slight smile. Tve always said that with me around, I would ensure

relief and smiled. "At least for now, I can be

innocent. Some people, after living in comfort for too long, start to find their

for them.

heavy burden in

to your work. I'll head back to

rest. You've lost a lot

study and went straight to bed. The calming medication from Nolan worked wonders; she slept deeply and peacefully through the night without any dreams and woke up at ten the next morning, feeling refreshed and full

Chapter 122

room through the window. It was spring, and the

a shower, Madeline opened her laptop and

already previewed all her textbooks and completed the draft of

work was unrelated to her major, his extensive experience in publishing papers had been a

she thought being well-prepared and on track with her studies would prevent any issues

that moment, she murmured to herself, "I need to start refining the draft. I aim to get it published in the

year...

Madeline went outside

a coffee

turned her head and saw a pretty face with a slightly ingratiating smile-it was

here for a drink too? What a coincidence. I didn't expect to run into you here. I didn't know you were back. When did you return?"

for her grandmother's

rubbed her hands together and said, "I also ordered a

casual

Japrium

you, I brought them with me today. See, everyone still thinks of you and