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?”

recover by tomorrow, Madeline replied softly.

be appropriate for me to

is different from high school; as long as you accumulate enough credits, it’s fine. Caleb chuckled softly,

thumb softly grazed her brow bone, eliciting a

her

for me to get into university,” Caleb interpreted Madeline’s words as a reference to the substitution incident, and a shadow of gloom crossed his eyes “It won’t happen again,” he assured her before vowing

will ever have th

to mistreat Maddie

Larson, the water is quite hot. Let it cool down a

settled on the edge

Madeline teasingly leaned in, resting her head on

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smile. Til take a little nap. Let me know

back

on the steaming glass of water. His hand tenderly caressed her

doesn’t look appealing at

in the sight of Madeline’s dark hair cascading behind her like ribbons. There was a chance that it would brush against her

boasted a slender and shapely contour. One could even make out the subtle outline of her aorta beneath the

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

of Caleb’s profound, icy, and dark eyes shimmered with a

couldn’t help but entertain the thought… of forever having her

Madeline’s head began to feel heavy. The scent of sandalwood from the rosary beads on Caleb’s wrist wafted toward her, and she slipped into slumber

her dream, she experienced a sensation of something bitter being fed to

let out a faint,

dream, she caught faint echoes of the person’s comforting words, a tender murmur aimed to soothe her unease. Just a

a deep slumber. She was feeling feverish all over, and her mind

better as the uncomfortable sensation

she noticed that the sky had darkened, and the room was immersed in pitch–black

in the middle of the night,

previous life, Madeline often worked overtime on filming. She would often wake up to pitch–black darkness after her naps. The habit of encountering such moments and the

she came to the realization that she had fallen

the blanket covering her and mused, “I

sweat, Madeline decided to take a shower

opening the wardrobe, she discovered it was brimming with

dress from the collection. She layered it with a

you feeling now!” “Much better. Thankfully, the headache is gone, Madeline responded as she

kitchen has prepared some meals for you, but given your recovery, they’ve kept them light