The Day Our Promise Breaks

Charles' breath hitched. The look in his eyes darkened as he gazed at Evelyn. Across from them, Dahlia's teeth were nearly grinding to dust. What a bitch...

"Who said you can sit down? Go make dinner already." Carmen's voice was cold and unyielding.

"Of course, Carmen." Evelyn slowly stood up, and before doing so, she released Charles' hand, her fingers trailing down his spine.

A tingling sensation spread through him, causing Charles' breath to hitch and his body to tense.

"Aunt Carmen, I'll go help too." Dahlia made a show of standing up.

Sena grabbed her. "Dahlia, there's no need for you to go. That's a servant's job. You're going to be the future Mrs. Jenkins. We can't have you doing such things, right, Charles?" "Uh-huh." Charles' gaze unnoticeably followed Evelyn, his response distracted.

Evelyn had just reached the kitchen door when she heard Charles' words. She paused for a moment, then continued on.

"Dahlia, let me take you and Sandy for a walk in the garden." Sena took Dahlia and Sandy by the hand.

"Charles, coming?" Dahlia asked.

got things to handle." He stood and walked

...

Evelyn. She sent all the

was prepared. It wasn't her first

willing to serve the

made her

tied on an apron and began preparing

outside, and a burning hot body pressed up against

his deep, husky

her neck from the heat, her hands on the countertop involuntarily

pushing against Charles' chest. She was about to push him away, when Dahlia's

find Charles in the upstairs study. She came downstairs

hooking around his

when her love for him showed in her eyes. Her rosy lips slightly parted as she saidol was

sense. Those eyes were innocent yet had

was as