The Day Our Promise Breaks

The man dragged her inside once again.

Evelyn winced in pain and instinctively reached out to scratch his hand, which was immediately marked with several bloody scratches.

He got furious, threw Evelyn backward and slapped her hard across the face. "Bitch, you had this coming!"

Evelyn was struck so hard that stars danced before her eyes, and it took her a long time to recover.

In the dim light cast by the streetlamps outside, he gazed at Evelyn's stunningly beautiful face with a sinister smile. "Just behave and it'll be easier on you."

Then, he lunged at her.

"Let me go. I can pay you."

Evelyn was both scared and panicked, but she tried to keep calm on the surface, attempting to negotiate her release with the man.

"Money? No amount of money is as enticing as you, beauty."

unmoved, laughing lewdly and eagerly leaning down to kiss

hurriedly dodged. The man's lips landed on her cheek, and his foul breath made her stomach churn. Her throat

desperately, kicking and punching. The man spread her legs and pinned her down, making her immobile. His

rip, he tore open the clothes inside her coat. His

no matter how hard she fought, she couldn't stop the man at

hands touched her, wrapping around her like a venomous snake, sending chills all

face was

about to enter her, Evelyn suddenly felt lighter. Charles had kicked the man on top of her, and he flew into

the ground, and coughed up blood. With just one

radiating an intimidating aura, took a few large strides towards the man. He easily lifted the man,

the brink of death and tossed aside

and upright figure, dazed. The scene reminded

she had lived with her foster mother and the Jenkins family.

servant, but Rosa cherished her as her own granddaughter, even more so

orphanage as a frail and skinny child, Evelyn had been