The Remorseful Brothers

Chapter 47

Henry clenched his fists, his veins standing out and his temples pulsating.

“Impossible! Absolutely, positively impossible!” Henry’s eyes were filled with resistance, his voice deep and ominous.

Outside, the sunlight still shone brightly, but Madeline was gone

Henry used to hate Madeline so much.

“This time, I saw clearly. It was her.”

Henry did not make a mistake this time.

He wanted to tell Madeline, to let her know that he had not made a mistake this time.

Henry’s face was pale.

Henry had thought that if he survived, he would make it up to Madeline.

Madeline had saved him time and time again.

Henry was not heartless.

But,

The nurse said, “You should try not to get too agitated. They’re still searching, and we’ll have news today.”

“Searching?” Henry’s vision almost darkened. He glared at the nurse with anger. “What nonsense are you talking about?”

“Maddie saved me. If something happened to her, I wouldn’t be okay,” he mused.

He continued, “We were together at the time.”

By the end, his voice was trembling.

“Could a search be for a person?” he wondered. “Searches were only for bodies.”

The nurse hesitated. “The rescue team speculates that she saved all seven of you alone. After all, she’s just a little girl. She might have exhausted herself in the end. Every summer, there are so many news stories like this.”

“Shut up! Get out!” Henry ground his teeth, bending over deeply There was a buzzing sound in his ears, a taste of blood coating his throat, and his heart felt like a knife was stabbing it.

The nurse shook her head, understanding his feelings.

After they had left, Lucas sat outside in a daze, looking toward the direction of the reservoir.

Many search team members were busy in the reservoir, the sound of pumps roaring like thunder.

It sounded grating.

“Lucas, don’t be so devastated. Maddie wouldn’t want to see you like this.” Winslet’s expression was somber as she squatted in front of Lucas. “Last night was just an accident. Who would wish for something like this to happen?”

“That’s enough.” Lucas suppressed his emotions, his fingers clutching his head in frustration.

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a goner.” His voice was hoarse as if

most importantly,

the end, Lucas had not even

thought to himself, “Why

Winslet furrowed her brows. “What if the current pushed us to the shore? The water was so swift then, and the rain

begging you. Please stop talking.”

ran down

Lucas, who was languishing. “Lucas has always been the least kind to Madeline, Why is Lucas looking all torn up like that? Did

felt a surge of anxiety.

was lying on the hospital bed

of pain flitted across

mistook Winslet for

her face

not Maddie,” she stammered, her

to touch Benjamin, but he raised his hand

the camera’s memory card fixed? Did the video capture what happened last

uneasy. “Benjamin, I didn’t cause Maddie’s death, so

lowered his gaze. “I’m just… worried that Maddie wouldn’t be pleased if she saw.

ran down Winslet’s spine, and a sense of fear

isn’t confirmed yet. I’m upset, too, and I believe she’s always been blessed by

own actions. “Why did we have to go to the reservoir last

“Maddie, Maddie… When she was alive, everyone despised her,” she complained in her heart. “And now that she’s dead, they’re still

“It’s all my

all because I wanted to go to the reservoir.” After saying that icily,

she clutched her head, feeling absolutely

had wished. “So, why did everything turn even worse?” she wondered. “Why did they have to reminisce about a dead person? Why did they have

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Moore family and the Larson

already gathered at the venue, murmuring among

in the afternoon. Why haven’t

calling it off? After all, if they cancel, it would tarnish the

terrible. This breakup should