CH969 Gang of Brothers
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"Hey, champ, don't cry. I'm really back. You don't want to earn a cry-baby reputation among your friends, do you?" Alex said, comforting his youngest brother.
"I knew you'd come back," Wilbert replied as they separated. He quickly wiped away his tears.
Alex glanced at the workshop, which was still releasing smoke, and smirked.
"I see you're enjoying school," he commented.
Wilbert lowered his head in shame, but Alex simply ruffled his hair.
"Don't worry about it," he said.
Alex's gaze shifted to the other two boys watching them. There was something familiar about them as well, as though he had seen them before—or perhaps someone related to them.
"Aren't you going to introduce me to your friends?" Alex asked.
"They're not my friends," Wilbert snorted.
Nevertheless, he prepared to introduce them.
"They are—"
"Alex?!"
However, just then, another familiar voice called out to him.
