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."

was unmoved, laughing lewdly and eagerly leaning down

lips landed on her cheek, and his foul breath made her stomach churn. Her throat was already hoarse from screaming, but she refused

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

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

off! Don't touch me!!" Evelyn screamed fiercely. But no matter how hard

around her like a

Evelyn's face was filled with

Evelyn suddenly felt lighter. Charles had kicked the man on top of her, and

out a pained grunt, fell heavily to the ground, and coughed up blood. With just one kick,

aura, took a few large strides towards the man. He easily

brink

gazed at Charles' tall and upright figure, dazed. The scene

foster mother and the Jenkins family. Rosa

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

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