The Remorseful Brothers

Chapter 30

Chapter 30

Madeline was scolded for no reason, but she wasn’t angry.

urface is beautiful, but your body is

Wendy gave Madeline a provocative look. “Ms. Larson What is your occupation? You look quite young. Your nothing like mine. How did you get to stay at Steven’s house with that rectangle body shape of yours?”

Wendy was consumed by jealousy

She had s

Leasy feat to buy a house there.

I spent a fortune renting a place in Republic Garden. It wasn’t an easy

To her dismay, she hardly ever sow SteveIL

Even when she did, he was always accompanied by bodyguards, making it impossible for her to converse with him.

Because of that, she was both frustrated and anxious.

When she finally found Steven alone one day, he gave her a cold stare that scared her away

Wendy regretted it so much.

“If only I had been braver back then, she reflected.

She reasoned that if a woman like Madeline could be with Steven, she might have a chance as well because there was not much of a difference between her and Madeline

Perhaps it was just a lack of courage.

Madeline chuckled lightly. “I recall you being a celebrity.”

“That’s right. Have you seen me on television?” Wendy straightened her back. After all, she had over five million followers on Twitter

She was of

soften the female lead in web dramas,

She had good resources and would appear in two or three TV dramas per year.

It was common for people to recognize her.

“Only a celebrity of my stature can afford to live here. I am not like you, who can only live in Republic Garden thanks to a man. I am sure living here makes you uneasy. You could be driven out in humiliation at any time. This is what happens when people overestimate their abilities. You cannot even live in such a luxurious mansion peacefully.”

“True.” Madeline nodded. “You have a point.”

Nonetheless, she wasn’t bothered,

She didn’t think much of someone like Wendy.

Back when she was a background extra in dramas, Wendy used to bully newcomers in the film crew because she had a decent fanbase. People with such personalities were unlikely to achieve significant fame.

Madeline’s demeanor, “You are surprisingly calm. You appear to be a gold digger, but unfortunately, you are not very good at it. You cannot even get yourself

and said, “Don’t be

Larson will still be by

toward Madeline was more

not

Steven would

celebrity who

Wendy was fuming with

feet in

two of them

a single woman by Mr. Wagner’s side. All

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continued, “There are a lot of people like Wendy, and they

and touched her belly. I skipped meals frequently for

really don’t take care of your body. You should take better care of it” Isabelle sighed,

shook her head as she looked at the assortment of drinks in

of beverage cost 80 cents, which was the equivalent of a meal for

never going

of

poor health? She appears to be malnourished as well.

Isabelle never

it up again, but she felt somewhat helpless. In the future, I will make mushroom soup

the afternoon, Madeline went to the

nothing for the entire day, and staying at

many people in the secretary department

was nowhere

today! I heard you took a sick leave. Selena Youngs, who was sitting in front of her computer, smiled sweetly at Madeline and asked, “How are you? Is everything

stomach disorders, Madeline responded

heard that, she clicked her tongue. I am so envious of you. We in the secretary department are constantly working overtime. We have to work even if we have a stomachache or a fever. However, you twisted your ankle in front of Mr. Wagner yesterday and are on

laugh. That’s true. Perhaps it was just a coincidence. Lucky

and laughed sarcastically. They were not

Corporation, so they didn’t have many opportunities to

seeing a newcomer like Madeline receive such special treatment made

work in the same office

hostility and decided not to say anything as

Mr. Wagner isn’t inside. Stop pretending, you scheming woman,”

your home. Just because you have worked here for a few more years than me does not mean you can order me around like the CEO of the company. You are just

an instant,

she was a senior employee, Madeline, the newcomer,

translated into Uprian for Mr. bad. If I were you, I

was taken aback. Translated document?”

into the office, thinking of asking Matilda about it

She had only

the computer the day before, and it had not

yesterday was so

lips and wrinkled her nose as she rested her chin on the desk. “Could it be that the translation from yesterday was.

it