The Day Our Promise Breaks

As the second round of fireworks soared into the sky, exploding in a burst of dazzling colors, Charles and Dahlia simultaneously bent down to kiss Sandy. One on the left and one on the right, their affectionate kisses landed on Sandy's cheeks.

The moment was frozen in time.

"Woah. Mr. Jenkins really dotes on his daughter."

"Well, I heard Dahlia is the love of his life."

Envious voices filled the air.

Evelyn's eyes turned bloodshot as she tightly wrapped her daughter's urn in her down jacket. Her heart was twisting in pain.

She covered the front of the urn with her hand, whispering softly, "Charlie, don't look!"

She didn't want her daughter to be sad.

...

returned to Oakwood Manor,

she sat on the little bed holding her daughter's urn all night long. The

It was Charles.

at her, his expression as cold as ever. He did not say

cold laugh. It had been three

glare. Was she still angry about him missing out on Charlie's birthday

a deep voice, "I came to take Charlie

Evelyn's heart twisted in pain. She could never forget the scene she saw when she rushed into the amusement park

of her vomited blood, and Charles was nowhere to be

arrived on time. I'm having a lot of

for the first time, just so she could spend time alone with her dad. Charlie believed he

waiting in the cold wind

she glared at Charles with rage. Her voice was cold as ice. "She's dead! Where are you going to

it just one missed appointment? Why would she curse her own daughter to death

could she say