The Remorseful Brothers

Chapter 234

Madeline was puzzled. “Ethan? I haven’t seen him in years. How could it be from him?”

She poked at her food. “Isn’t Ethan in Japrium? I remember the Xuereb family took him back.”

Caleb replied “Ethan has taken holy orders”

Madeline’s fork stopped mid–air, a bomb dropping in her mind. She choked on her food, eyes wide, searching Caleb’s face for any hint of a joke.

Bul Calch was dead serious. Madeline knew he wasn’t one to joke around. “Are you saying Ethan became a priest? Why would he…”

Madeline thought about Aiden, the guy who had given her the rosary beads and seemed oddly familiar. She frowned, “Could he be Alden?”

Caleb picked up his cup

up and swirled it around. “So, you’ve already met him”

“But I didn’t recognize him.” Madeline was frustrated. “What happened to Ethan? How could he..” She was a bit puzzled.

She touched the rosary beads on her wrist, sighing. “If you hadn’t told me, I’d never have believed it

Ethan had been part of the prestigious Xuereb family, one of the Top Ten Families, a true elite in Japrium,

He was truly one of Japrium’s elite, yet he chose to live in such a serene and isolated mountaintop, Madeline really couldn’t quite connect Ethan to Aiden.

Caleb took another sip of water, calming and thoughtful. “He made his choice for reasons we might not understand. We just need to respect it.” For several days. Madeline followed her usual routine of attending school and studying. She awaited the start of her new movie project.

her night class, she walked out of school, nibbling on

really pretty new counselor. She’s replacing the one next door who’s on maternity leave. She looks

for looks. Finished your term paper? Done

“Maddie, aren’t you going to let me join your study group? Am I not

twice

counselor.”

Madeline glanced over.

cheeks, and a curvy

eyebrows and big eyes, a refined nose,

couldn’t help but say, “She really

counselor. I saw on Twitter that people are already confessing their crushes on her, Harper giggled. “Forget it, no one’s interested in

your voice down; don’t

their way. When her eyes met Madeline’s, she gave a slight smile. Madeline froze for a

up, and the woman looked

in the class was

the windows in the multimedia classroom, asked, “Harper, what’s

Xavier, Did you see him when you came in? He was totally trying to look cool Harper giggled behind her hand. “Look

new counselor from the next class, sandling like a sunflower. Madeline couldn’t hold back a chuckle.

only 25 and looks like she’s bairly out of college. She continued, “And Mr. Xavier is 20 or 27 already. He’s got high competition from all those younger

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propped her face in her hands and mused,

1. Green, I’d definitely go for

“Green?” asked Madeline.