The Day Our Promise Breaks

Charles noticed Evelyn opened her eyes. He spoke in a deep voice, "Is it so hard to ask for my forgiveness?"

Just a little humility, and she wouldn't have to be taken away by the police.

Evelyn's eyes turned cold. Her cheeks, cleaned and medicated after a bath, weren't as painful anymore, but what she experienced in the detention center was still vividly etched in her mind.

Did he mean that because she hadn't begged him, everything she suffered through in the detention center was what she deserved?

Evelyn raised her hand and fiercely swatted Charles' hand away. Her face turned cold. "Charles, I would ask anyone but you. Stop pretending to care. I don't need it."

"Evelyn, you are so ungrateful!" Charles' expression suddenly darkened.

"Oh, I'm ungrateful?" Evelyn let out a cold laugh, but her eyes remained unamused. "Charles, you had someone slap me then came here to take care of me, and I'm supposed to be grateful to you?" "The detention center wasn't my doing."

first time, Charles offered an explanation

for a moment upon hearing this, but in an instant, the corners of her

it wasn't him and she believed him. For her, Charles had no reason

a difference?" Evelyn

to say?" Charles' expression turned visibly

say? If

"Where's the evidence?"

vanished as

a chilling voice, "Evelyn, let's be dear. If you hadn't lost your temper, ruined Sandy's celebration party, and injured Dahlia, Dahtia wouldn't have chosen to call

the party made Evelyn's chest

was utterly disappointed. Still, the way he unequivocally

painful. Her eyes were bloodshot as she glared at Charles, gritting her teeth. "Why did I ruin Sandy's party? It's because