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 offered an explanation to

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

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

a difference?" Evelyn

say?" Charles' expression

met his gaze without flinching, "What am I trying to say? If not you,

"Where's the evidence?"

vanished as

stood up, towering beside the bed, looking down at Evelyn. He said with a chilling voice, "Evelyn, let's be dear. If you hadn't lost your temper,

the party made Evelyn's

way he unequivocally sided with Dahlia without distinguishing right from

she glared at Charles, gritting her teeth. "Why did I