The Day Our Promise Breaks

Rosa clearly paused for a moment. She glanced at Evelyn and couldn't help feeling joy in her heart. Evelyn had finally stopped swallowing all her grievances and had learned to speak up.

Good.

The reassurance in Rosa's eyes turned sharp as she looked up, her gaze cutting towards Dahlia like a knife.

Dahlia was already intimidated by Rosa. She felt her heart sink as Evelyn deliberately drew her attention. Despite her seething frustration, she was powerless. She could only quietly tug at Charles' sleeve and whisper, "Charles," hoping he would stand up for her. But she received no response.

She quietly looked up and met Charles' cold gaze.

Dahlia's heart skipped a beat, and then it sank. She quickly lowered her eyes, her mind racing.

When she looked up again, tears welled up, and she said in a pitiful voice, "Evelyn, I'm really sorry. I was just so worried about Sandy earlier, and I spoke without thinking. I didn't mean to."

Her words were meant more for Charles than Evelyn. Charles' expression softened a lot. He clearly believed Dahlia's explanation. He gave Evelyn a look briefly, signaling her to stop there.

A flash of coldness passed through Evelyn's eyes. Dahlia's casual apology was meant to lightly gloss over everything. The injustice Evelyn suffered, being dragged into the fray, was deemed trivial. Pretending not to understand Charles' intention, Evelyn suddenly stood up, walked over to Dahlia, and raised her hand.

"Slap "

"Slap "

quickly landed two slaps on

also reddened and looking pitiful, she said to the stunned Dahlia. "Dahlia, I'm really

like Dahlia's, seemed apologetic but felt far from

Charles became angry, grabbing Evelyn's

to reality. Her eyes reddened from the slaps. Forgetting

up, she

was met with a harsh strike from a

voice followed. "Don't you dare

first!" Dahlia, with her cheeks

accused her first. Eve is not someone who

blatant favoritism towards

welled

back. In

Rosa was away,

many grievances in the Jenkins

her and