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

her cheek, and his foul breath made her stomach

and punching. The man spread her legs and pinned her down, making her immobile. His eyes were full of lust. He couldn't

inside

Evelyn screamed fiercely. But no matter how hard she fought, she couldn't stop the man at

like a venomous snake, sending chills all over

was filled with

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

man let out a pained grunt, fell heavily to the ground, and coughed up blood. With just one kick, he was left

the man. He easily lifted

to the brink of death and tossed aside

gazed at Charles' tall and upright figure, dazed. The scene reminded her of when

and the Jenkins family. Rosa treated her exceptionally well in the

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

and skinny child, Evelyn