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."

time, Charles offered an explanation to

this, but in an

him. For her, Charles had no reason to lie because it wasn't

difference?" Evelyn

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

If not you, then

"Where's the evidence?"

Charles' eyes vanished

looking down at Evelyn. He said with a chilling voice, "Evelyn, let's be dear. If you hadn't

Evelyn's chest heave olently.

up on Charles and was utterly disappointed. Still, the way he unequivocally sided

at Charles, gritting her teeth. "Why did I ruin Sandy's party? It's