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."

the first time, Charles

in an instant, the corners of

For her, Charles had no reason to lie

make a difference?" Evelyn asked mockingly in

are you trying to say?" Charles' expression turned visibly colder. His gaze on Evelyn

gaze without flinching, "What am I trying to say? If not you, then who else but Dahlia?" Evelyn ignored Charles'

"Where's the evidence?"

warmth in Charles' eyes vanished as if Evelyn had

let's be dear. If you hadn't lost your temper, ruined Sandy's celebration party, and injured

party made Evelyn's chest heave olently.

Still, the way he unequivocally

Her eyes were bloodshot as she glared at Charles, gritting her teeth.