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.

evening, after finishing her night class, she walked

her from behind. “Maddie, I saw this really pretty new counselor. She’s replacing the one next door who’s

Finished your

reality. “No.” She pouted, “Maddie, aren’t you going to let me join your study

goofing around with Madeline, she coughed twice and nudged Madeline’s arm with

counselor.”

Madeline glanced over.

She had a beautiful face, full cheeks, and a curvy figure that exuded charm. Her hair was blonde, loosely tied back in a low ponytail with gentle waves. Delicate pearl

eyebrows and big eyes, a refined nose, and plump

but say, “She really is

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

down; don’t let anyone hear you. Harper

When her eyes met Madeline’s,

the woman looked away to get

school everyone in the class was buzzing

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

him when you came in? He was totally trying to look cool Harper giggled behind her

in her hand. Sure enough, she saw Christopher trailing behind the new counselor from the next class, sandling like a sunflower. Madeline couldn’t

and looks like she’s bairly out of college. She continued, “And Mr.

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her hands

1. go

“Green?” asked Madeline.