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, the villa she shared

room. After tidying up her daughter's belongings, she sat on the little

It was Charles.

cold as ever. He

mocking, cold laugh. It had been three days since their daughter died, and he only

Was she still angry about him missing out on Charlie's birthday the day

with her. Suppressing his displeasure, he said in a deep voice, "I came to

Evelyn's heart twisted in pain. She could never forget the scene she

had fainted in a pool of her vomited blood, and

morning. "Mommy, Daddy arrived on time. I'm having a lot of fun with him. Don't worry," At that moment, Evelyn

the first time, just so she could spend time alone with her dad.

the

as ice. "She's dead! Where are you going to take

she curse her own daughter to death over such a

could she say