The Remorseful Brothers

Chapter 226

Noah respectfully pushed Aiden’s door open, then turned to Madeline, and said, “Ms. Larson, please come in

The room wasn’t very well–lit. Beside the bed was a simple table, on which sat a illuminating the open book on the table

The nearby bookshelf held numerous ancient books, all looking quite worn.

a plain lamp. Its soft orange glow resembled a tiny orb, gently

Aladeline wasn’t in the state to pay much attention to her surroundings–her head felt like a muddled mess.

Aiden opened a medical kit, took out a thermometer, and handed it to her. “Take your temperature”

Madeline looked at the thermometer in front of her. Aiden’s hand was pale and slender, making the thermometer seem more valuable.

She quickly took it, saying, “Thank you.”

The room was sparsely furnished. Madeline sat on a small, low stool, silently wanting for the temperature reading.

She closed her eyes, utterly exhausted and feeling unwell.

Hugging her knees, she wrapped her arms around herself.

The room was filled with a light incense–just ordinary agarwood, but it smelled quite pleasant.

A narrow wooden bed was placed against the window on the other side.

The patterned wooden window was propped open with a bamboo stick

In the chill, a small plum blossom branch peeked through the window, its beauty captivating.

Madeline couldn’t help but think that this environment was perfect for the cultivation of inner virtues.

Her fever had already reached 1013 degrees Fahrenheit.

Noah sighed. “Ms. Larson, you really do have a fever and a cold. It’s freezing up here. When I first came here, I couldn’t handle it either. Look at your face–it’s so red!”

Madeline was at a loss for words.

sitting on the stool, appearing completely

smile, and the small mole

a hat when he goes our Madeline thought to herself

good friend sends a lot of it

glanced sideways at him. “Mind your

pouted and covered his mouth.

Take this

It was long, wrapped around his wrist nice, with the rest hanging

donate some money tomorrow. Then she left

footsteps behind her. Turning around, she saw Noah running

she spotted Aiden standing under the caves, with the bamboo swaying gemily around

Madeline thought to herself. She immediately pursed her lips, scolding herself

so it’s unsafe for you to walk alone. He asked

with a cheerful smile

just a kid, naturally

all, it was late, and if she got

to guide

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said, “Well, thank you

kyou then.

along in

couldn’t resist asking Noah, “Do you know Mr.

Noah shook his head and explained. “We’re of a lower rank, so we can’t interact with Mr. Bennett often. Besides, he’s very quiet, spending most of his time reading or sweeping. Sometimes he wanders through the

Madeline nodded. Is it fun

Noah b

fun at all Noah blurted, then quickly coughed to cover up. “But priests shouldn’t be thinking about fun every day. I’m here to

that due to his frail health, he might not survive if he stayed

talking and

and with the dark sky, the path was indeed difficult to

he had just brought. “Here’s some hot

and thanked him

asked me to give you this.” Noah pulled a set of rosary beads from his pocket. It was threaded with red string and looked quite

of the rosary

As a Christian, he was somewhat devout, but not very

rosary beads Madeline

and made this. This one