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

this, but in an instant, the corners of

it wasn't him and she believed him. For her, Charles had

difference?" Evelyn asked

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

am I trying to say? If not you, then who else but Dahlia?" Evelyn ignored

"Where's the evidence?"

Charles' eyes vanished as if

down at Evelyn. He said with a chilling voice, "Evelyn, let's be dear. If you hadn't lost your temper, ruined Sandy's celebration party, and injured Dahlia, Dahtia

Evelyn's

was utterly disappointed. Still, the way he unequivocally sided with Dahlia without

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