The Remorseful Brothers

Chapter 88

Not far away, Madeline suddenly turned around and shouted, “Caleb, deal with it as you see fit, but just avoid any extreme measures.

Madeline didn’t want Benjamin to meet his end that way.

Sometimes, being ruthless wasn’t necessary, and letting him live might be the ultimate form of revenge.

Now, Benjamin’s heart had plummeted to its lowest point, “Madeline, you’re truly ruthless…

any errors?

While he had certainly made his share of mistakes in the past, who could live in this world without making any

He had resolved to change his ways, but it seemed that Madeline was unrelenting in giving him even the smallest chance.

Caleb snorted, then gave the men in the shadows a meaningful glance before turning and walking away.

Benjamin believed he had managed to evade the situation. Yet, as he stood up, a group of burly men began approaching him.

Benjamin’s voice quivered as he spoke. “Don’t come any closer! I’m-”

Those muscular men sneered. “Your identity doesn’t matter to us. Crossing our boss means that even if you were the president, you’ll be stripped to the bone today!”

The doctor was already present when Madeline returned to the living room.

Carrying a small medical kit, he stood respectfully to the side, awaiting her arrival. “Please take a seat, Ms. Larson.”

Hazel brought a small blanket for Madeline and gently covered her legs. “Doctor, could you please check Ms. Larson’s body temperature? Her forehead feels extremely hot.”

While speaking, Hazel sighed softly. She had already changed the blanket in Madeline’s room to a thicker one, but the weather in Acocester was so unpredictable.

The doctor promptly measured Madeline’s temperature and examined the thermometer. It confirmed a reading of 101 degrees Fahrenheit.

He then prescribed medication for treating the cold and fever. Take this medicine three times a day. Make sure to stay warm, and drink plenty of hot fluids.”

Hazel collected the prescribed medicine and Ped to fetch hot water from the kitchen.

Caleb had been observing from a distance and approached only after the others had departed

Gazing at the ailing Madeline, his heart aching, Caleb didn’t say anything for a moment. Then, he softly inquired, “Do you want to take a day off on Monday?”

Saturday, so who knows, I might recover by tomorrow, Madeline replied softly. She pressed her hand against

be

you accumulate enough credits, it’s fine. Caleb chuckled softly,

softly grazed her brow bone, eliciting a ticklish

wrinkled her nose

response. That won’t do. You have no idea how much effort it took for me to get into university,” Caleb interpreted Madeline’s words as a reference to the substitution

will ever have th

mistreat Maddie

that moment, Hazel entered with the water and medicine. “Ms. Larson, the water is quite hot. Let it cool down a bit before you drink it with

settled on the edge of the

cold demeanor, Madeline teasingly leaned in, resting her head on

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a little nap.

tacitly stepped back and left the

against the couch in silence, his gaze fixed on the steaming glass of water. His hand tenderly caressed her long hair, the touch alternating between moments of

appealing at all. It must be very

his gaze, taking in the sight of Madeline’s dark hair cascading behind her like ribbons. There was a chance that it

a slender and shapely contour. One could even make

beneath his fingers, he felt the rhythmic throbbing of her heartbeat conveyed

was a vigorous heartbeat. The depths of Caleb’s profound, icy,

entertain the thought… of

the rosary beads on Caleb’s wrist wafted toward her, and she slipped into slumber

experienced a sensation of something

let out a

aimed to soothe her unease. Just a little more. After you

was feeling feverish all over, and her mind was

much better as the

that the sky had darkened, and the room was immersed in pitch–black darkness, an

like waking up in the middle of the night,

often wake up to pitch–black darkness after her

realization that she had fallen asleep on the

her and mused, “I suppose Caleb must have

in sweat, Madeline decided to take a shower and emerged from the bathroom

brimming with clothes, an

blinked before selecting a comfortable long–sleeved dress from the collection. She layered it with a delicate–colored cardigan that accentuated her youthful

and greeted her promptly, “Ms. Larson, you’re awake. How are you feeling now!” “Much better. Thankfully, the headache is gone, Madeline responded as

The kitchen has prepared some meals for you, but given your recovery, they’ve kept them light and simple, Hazel explained before heading off to fetch the