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.

the verge of breaking

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drowned, I thought I was a goner.” His voice was hoarse as if he

importantly, Madeline

the end, Lucas had not

to himself, “Why didn’t I believe her

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

I’m begging you. Please stop talking.”

shiver ran down Winslet’s

why did her death suddenly make everyone in the family seem so off?” Winslet wondered. She stood up, staring at Lucas, who was languishing.

surge of anxiety. She went

the hospital bed when Winslet

instant, a trace of pain flitted across his

he mistook Winslet for Madeline.

stiffened, her

Maddie,” she stammered, her voice tense with unease.

touch Benjamin, but he raised his hand

card fixed? Did the video capture what happened

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

worried that

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

isn’t confirmed yet. I’m upset, too, and I

have to go to the reservoir last night? If we hadn’t gone, this wouldn’t have happened.

she was alive, everyone despised her,” she complained in her heart. “And now that she’s dead,

“It’s all my

go to the reservoir.” After saying that icily, Winslet lost control of

she clutched her head,

did

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gave Henry a memory card before

right then, they were seven instead of the eight who had

headed straight to

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supposed to be the engagement cancellation banquet of the Moore family and the Larson family,

already gathered at the

already five in the afternoon. Why haven’t Benjamin and the Larson family shown

mind about calling it off? After all, if they cancel, it would tarnish the girl’s

the girl’s character is terrible. This breakup should