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."

Charles offered an explanation

this, but in an instant, the corners of her lips turned

her, Charles had no reason to lie because

difference?" Evelyn

say?" Charles' expression turned visibly colder. His

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

"Where's the evidence?"

last bit of warmth in Charles' eyes vanished as if Evelyn had exhausted his already

He said with a chilling voice, "Evelyn, let's be dear. If you

Evelyn's chest heave olently. She

way he unequivocally sided

bloodshot as she glared at Charles, gritting her teeth. "Why did I ruin Sandy's party? It's because Dahlia is heartless.