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.

handle." He stood and

...

difficult for Evelyn. She sent all the kitchen staff away

was prepared. It wasn't her

she was willing to serve the whole family for Charles'

changed. If they made her

an expressionless face, she tied on an apron and began preparing

door from outside, and a burning hot

deep, husky

was scorching. Evelyn shrank her neck from the heat,

Charles' chest. She was about to push him away, when Dahlia's voice came

but did not find Charles in the upstairs study. She came downstairs and

hooking around his neck. Her body leaned back slightly, and

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

eyes were

it was as if