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.

are surprisingly calm. You appear to be a gold digger, but unfortunately, you are not very good at

cleared her throat and said, “Don’t

will still be by Mr.

wasn’t blind. Steven’s behavior toward Madeline was more

had not even confirmed their

dating. Steven would

go. Do not bother this big celebrity who is just sitting around

that, Wendy was fuming

stomped her feet in frustration behind their

two of them went to

help but complain, “There isn’t a single woman by Mr. Wagner’s side. All heiresses of the weakly

Chapter 30

• not from upper–class society willing to

cherry tomatoes, she looked at Madeline and continued, “There are a lot of people like Wendy, and they are not

touched her belly. I skipped meals frequently for about eight months while I was

take care of your body. You should take better care of it” Isabelle sighed, “You

as she looked at the assortment of drinks in the freezers. “I only

cents, which

never going to

of

poor health? She appears to

Isabelle never

brought it up again, but she felt somewhat helpless. In the future,

afternoon, Madeline went to the company

embarrassed to have done nothing for the entire day, and staying at Republic Garden was getting

she arrived at the company, she noticed that many people in the secretary department were giving her

Matilda was nowhere to be

brings you to the company 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

stomach disorders, Madeline responded

have a stomachache or a fever. However, you twisted your ankle in front of Mr. Wagner yesterday and are on sick leave today due to stomach disorders. What a weak woman. Everyone here wears high heels, but no one has ever

help but laugh. That’s true. Perhaps it

in and laughed sarcastically. They

Corporation, so they

receive such special

to work in the same office as Steven without having to do much and

to say anything as she headed into

are you going into the office? Mr. Wagner isn’t inside. Stop

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 employer

instant, Brianna’s

she was a senior employee, Madeline, the newcomer, was talking back to

was wounded. “What a good employee you are. The document you translated into Uprian for Mr. bad. If I were you, I would be too embarrassed to

taken aback.

the office, thinking of asking Matilda about it

She had only

the computer the day before, and it had

yesterday was so

the desk. “Could it be that the translation from yesterday was. But I doubt

thought about it and felt