The Remorseful Brothers

Chapter 232

On the stone steps. Noah was bustling around with a

a broom.

Seeing Aiden return, he quickly approached. “Mr. Bennett, are you done for today? Ms. Larson went up the mountain to see the sunrise. I wonder if she’s coming down today”

“Yes,” Aiden replied coolly, fiddling with his rosary beads.

Noah continued, “Mr. Bennett, you put a note in the chapel and said it’s for your sister Madeline.”

Aliale smile crept c

onto Aiden’s lips. “And”

“I heard her friend call her Madeline too, Noah mused, scratching his head. “You don’t seem close to her. But why would you pray daily for a stranger? Am I mistaken?

Noah was puzzled. He thought, ‘Mr. Bennett is usually aloof; he wouldn’t care about Ms. Larson so much unless she is someone important. Noah looked at Alden curiously,

“So curious! You can copy the scriptures ten times for that,” said Aiden.

“What? Mr. Bennett, come our Noah protested, looking at Aiden.

Mr. Bennett paused with his rosary beads and turned back. “Go see when they’re coming down the mountain.”

*If Lfind out, no punishment?” asked Noah

Aiden softly instructed, “Don’t say I asked.”

Noah eagerly nodded. ‘Got it, Mr. Bennett Hating to copy scriptures, he tossed aside the broom and hurried off to find Madeline.

finished buying souvenirs, had lunch, and then packed up

Madeline finally emerged, he was taken aback. “Ms. Larson, are you

it’s time to head down. Thank you and Mr. Bennett for

you come back?” he

“Maybe,” Madeline nodded.

hand, pouting. “Could you stay a litde longer” He thought, Mr. Bennett is rarely so nice, and if Ms. Larson leaves, he’ll go back to bring all cold and distant. He pouted, looking

couldn’t help but wonder if

school because I haven’t graduated yet. Just like you need to study every day.

he accepted the chocolate cakes. He loved treats. “You have to come back and

nice?” Harper chimed in. “You think we can just see

his nose. “Maybe not anyone, but Ms. Larson can definitely see

chuckled wryly. She thought, ‘Of course, everyone favors the pretty

can’t

How would

not that.” Noah wanted to say Aiden sent him, but he remembered his instruction and felt a bit

Bennett” he asked. “If you liked him, you’d want to visit him all the time” just

Madeline. “Maddie, do you like

her lips together. “I admire him.” She remained respectful in the chapel and didn’t want to joke about it. She didn’t want to

Madeline’s reaction. Nool realized she probably

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Madeline smiled. “Noah, thank you for the flowers. They were beautiful and

flowers. With this weather, the only blooms are the ones in Mr. Bennett’s backyard. If I plucked them, I’d be on my knees for

“It wasn’t

Noah said, rubbing his cold hands together. “These past few days, the medicine either came from me or

so, Madeline replied. She couldn’t imagine someone like Aiden sending her flowers.

we have to go now, she continued. “I’ll come back

into a wide grin. “Alright, I’ll hang out here with Mr. Bennett while we wait for you.” He paused, adding, “By

didn’t quite get it. At that moment, Matthew joined them. “Harper,