Chapter 773

Trailing half a step behind Jane and John, Bryan suddenly stepped forward, his pitiful puppy eyes sweeping accusingly across his three brothers and sworn sibling. "Did none of you notice me? My hair got burned bald!" Only then did Samuel, Lucas, Jordan, and Frederick look up at Bryan's grievance-laden voice and sure enough, they saw a large patch of singed hair on his forehead. Covered in soot from head to toe, he resembled nothing so much as a stray cat that had just crawled out of a wood-fired stove in winter. The three Wallace brothers exchanged glances, momentarily speechless before bursting into simultaneous laughter. Frederick turned his face away, clearing his throat to suppress his own amusement. Bryan's chest heaved with indignation as he glared at their unrestrained mirth, his face flushing crimson. "Samuel, Lucas, Jordan you're crossing the line!" Recognizing genuine anger in Bryan's expression, the three brothers hastily composed themselves. Jordan was the first to speak up