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

breath made her stomach churn. Her throat was already hoarse from screaming, but she refused to

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

he tore open the clothes inside her coat. His actions

Don't touch me!!" Evelyn screamed fiercely. But no matter how hard she fought, she couldn't stop the man at

her like a venomous snake, sending chills all over

was filled with

enter her, Evelyn suddenly felt lighter. Charles had kicked

a pained grunt, fell heavily to the ground, and coughed

a few large strides towards the man. He easily lifted the man, delivering punch

to the brink of death and

tall and upright figure, dazed. The scene reminded

had lived with her foster mother and the Jenkins family. Rosa treated her exceptionally well in the Jenkins

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

and skinny child, Evelyn had been nurtured back to health in just a few