The Day Our Promise Breaks

"Evelyn, have you lost your mind?" Charles snapped back to reality, his voice cold as ice.

He reached out and firmly grasped Evelyn's hand, which was about to continue slapping Dahlia. His gaze upon her was fierce and unyielding. Charles was always so poised and indifferent but transformed in an instant for the one he loved.

Tears welled up in Evelyn's eyes. She faced the man she had loved for ten years, and a wave of sorrow washed over her.

"I guess I've been crazy a long time ago."

Suddenly, she raised her hand and slapped Charles across the face with all her might.

"Charles, it's over between us."

She had wanted to say this sentence to him since the moment their daughter died. From here on out, they would go their separate ways!

Evelyn withdrew her hand, her palm numb from the force.

It was the first time Charles had ever been slapped by a woman. His left cheek visibly reddened, and he glared at Evelyn with an indescribable harshness.

Evelyn didn't say anything more and turned to leave. She knew Charles wouldn't believe her. After all, he truly believed that she had schemed to be with him and hooked up with him by any means necessary. Plus, she had stayed by his side for the past five years like a mistress.

mind, how could she bear to end

***

Manor, Charles was exhausted

taken

as he pulled out his phone and, on his own initiative, sent Evelyn a message for

[Come back.]

brief, carrying

mark popped up. Then, a line appeared below:

stunned. Had Evelyn actually

one ring. After trying several times, Charles realized that Evelyn had blocked his calls,

about her following him to the hospital and causing a scene with Dahlia and Sandy, and now

...

moved to Maple Garden. This

the Jenkins family and had taken care of Charles' grandmother

corrupt orphanage covered in

saved her, and dealt with the corrupt orphanage,

has nowhere to go, so her foster mother took her in. She followed her foster mother to the Jenkins family's home. Then her foster mother passed away, and the house was left to

man's voice, filled with obvious annoyance, sounded above her. "Evelyn, who gave you