The Day Our Promise Breaks

As they spoke, she was about to unbuckle her seatbelt and get out of the car.

Charles' large hand pressed down on hers, simultaneously closing the car door that had been opened. He stared at her with a chilling gaze. "If you're so eager to apologize, then we're gonna do it properly."

Charles settled back into his seat and buckled up. He made a U-turn and headed towards Central Hospital.

...

Evelyn followed Charles to the hospital's finest ward.

As they reached the door, it swung open from the inside. A doctor emerged from within.

Evelyn recognized him as one of the country's leading neurologists.

Evelyn stood behind Charles, her gaze icy cold.

Charlie was Charles' daughter, but she was gravely ill and confined to a standard ward. Dahlia had only suffered a scalding from hot coffee, yet Charles, not satisfied with the treatment at a smaller hospital, had her transferred here, arranging for her to stay in the best ward and even securing the top neurologist for her.

The difference in treatment for those dear to Charles' heart was stark.

seeing Charles, the doctor approached with a respectful demeanor.

"Hmm." Charles responded indifferently.

The doctor left.

door open

immediately started defending Dahlia upon seeing Charles, "Charles, where have you been? How could you leave Dahlia alone in

had lived with her aunt in the Jenkins family home from a young age, adopting the Jenkins surname. She was

finished speaking, she noticed

lit up. She glared at Evelyn with gleeful malice, then turned to Dahlia in bed. "Dahlia, my brother brought the main culprit here to apologize to you. I knew it. He cares so much for you. Evelyn dared to hurt you, and he certainly wouldn't let her off!" Dahlia

gaze shifted to Evelyn, murky and unfathomable. She was being stubbornly defiant and did not look

said in

her voice cold. "If I apologize,

looked into Evelyn's eyes, his own swirling with an intense

his consent.

carried no hint of

know you were

Dahlia off. "Dahlia, you know very well how your hand got injured. I wonder how long you can keep up

didn't look at anyone else in the room and turned

that!" Sena