The Day Our Promise Breaks

Evelyn did not halt the conversation due to his anger but continued, "I was thinking, if Dahlia's poolside was also under surveillance, would the truth of that day be as clear as today's truth." "Evelyn!" Charles' emotions fluctuated, and the pressure he applied on her back noticeably increased.

The brief warmth shared between them vanished in an instant.

"Ouch!" Evelyn winced in pain, unable to suppress a muffled groan.

Charles eased his grip, but his annoyance was evident. He stood up, looking down at Evelyn on the sofa, his voice cold. "Evelyn, you didn't push Sandy today, but it doesn't mean Charlie didn't push Sandy that day." After saying this, Charles turned and left.

Evelyn slowly rose from the sofa and put on her clothes with a cold look in her eyes. She had thought that after the same scenario today, Charles might have been swayed even if he didn't believe her before. She had underestimated Dahlia and Sandy's place in Charles' heart.

...

At Carmen's house, Sena had just been treated for her injuries. Tears filled her eyes as she looked at her bruised knees and the torn skin on her legs. She sat on the sofa with hatred in her eyes, growing angrier by the minute. "That bitch Evelyn! I will never let her off."

As soon as she finished speaking, a servant from Charles' household came in. "Ms. Sena, Mr. Charles has ordered you to the family chapel for discipline."

Sena's pupils shrank, her body resisting. "I'm not going."

Her legs were whipped, and it hurt, and now she was to undergo family discipline. She couldn't bear it.

"Ms. Sena, my apologies."

orders, so they ignored Sena's resistance and dragged her

times by the ruler and was lying on the ground, weeping with tears and

Carmen was extremely distressed.

Sena back to her

face, confronting Charles sitting on the sofa. "Charles, what is

could she endure ten lashes?" "Aunt Carmen, Evelyn is the same age as

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wasn't supposed to care about Evelyn, so what was

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stood on the second floor. The slight turbulence in her