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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after I’d nearly drowned, I thought I was a goner.” His voice was hoarse as if he was choking. “I have no idea how she managed to save

most importantly, Madeline was

end, Lucas had not even given her

deeply and thought to himself, “Why didn’t I

it wasn’t even her who saved us. How could she possibly rescue all of us by herself?” Winslet furrowed her brows. “What if the current pushed us to the shore? The water

you. Please stop talking.” Lucas raised his

ran

make everyone in the family seem so off?” Winslet wondered. She stood up, staring at Lucas, who was languishing. “Lucas has always been the least kind to Madeline, Why is Lucas looking all torn up

surge of anxiety. She went to find

was lying on the hospital

trace of pain flitted across his

he mistook Winslet

stiffened, her

her voice tense with

Benjamin, but

card fixed? Did the video capture

felt uneasy. “Benjamin, I didn’t cause Maddie’s death, so why are you suddenly so distant from

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

spine, and a sense of fear washed over

upset, too, and I believe she’s always been blessed by

his own actions. “Why did we have to go to the reservoir last night? If we hadn’t gone, this

felt like exploding. “Maddie, Maddie… When she was alive, everyone despised her,” she complained in

“It’s all my

After saying that icily, Winslet lost control of her emotions and stormed out of the

she clutched her

turn even worse?” she wondered. “Why did they have to reminisce about

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was still no

search and rescue team gave Henry a memory card before

right then, they were seven instead of

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gathered at

in the afternoon. Why haven’t Benjamin and

don’t know. Maybe the Larson family changed their mind about calling it off? After all, if they cancel,

character is terrible. This breakup should