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."

his black leather chair, Caleb looked a bit arrogant. He wasn't boasting; the Phantom

try and crush them, they were welcome to

smile. Tve always said that with me around,

know you're someone who keeps your promises. Madeline sighed with relief and smiled. "At least for now, I can be at ease. I'm sorry that the conflicts between me and the Williams family have caused you so

their fault for messing with you. Since they crossed the line, there was no reason to tolerate it," Caleb said with a smirk. "It's not your fault, you're innocent. Some people, after living in comfort for too long, start to find their lives too easy and end up

for them.

heavy burden in her heart was

go back to your work. I'll head back

nodded. "Get some rest. You've lost a lot of

bed. The calming medication from Nolan worked wonders; she slept deeply and peacefully through the night without any

Chapter 122

room through the window. It was spring, and the trees outside were budding with vibrant green shoots, full

Madeline opened her laptop and accessed the draft outline

she had already previewed all her textbooks and completed

Gavin's work was unrelated to her major, his extensive

activities, she thought being well-prepared and

to herself, "I need to start refining the draft. I aim to get

year...

a few days of rest, Madeline went outside and unexpectedly ran

a coffee house, someone took a seat beside

pretty face

here. I didn't know you were back. When did you return?" Vanessa asked, her smile a

terrified to her very core of Madeline. If not for

awkwardly rubbed her hands together and said, "I also ordered a drink. It's a bit

a casual glance and stayed

throat and said, "You weren't in Japrium during the New Year. We were planning a family reunion, but unfortunately, you weren't

have prepared valuable gifts for you, I brought them with me today. See,