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

...

for Evelyn. She sent all the kitchen staff away on various errands, leaving Evelyn

prepared. It

she was willing to serve the whole family

things changed. If they made her cook, they'd

face, she tied on an apron and began preparing the

large hand opened the kitchen door from outside, and a burning hot

against the countertop, his deep, husky voice in her ear. "What were you just

was scorching. Evelyn shrank her neck from the heat, her hands on the countertop

to push him away, when Dahlia's voice came from

find Charles in the upstairs study. She came downstairs and asked

her pushing motion. Her hands slid slowly up his chest, hooking around his neck. Her body leaned back slightly, and

just like before when her love for him showed in her eyes. Her rosy lips slightly parted as

beautiful, a perfect beauty in every sense. Those eyes were innocent yet had a unique charm

it was as if