The Day Our Promise Breaks

Rosa was clearly in a rush, too. Evelyn had asked her to call Charles away from Dahlia, making it easier to get Dahlia out of the picture. Initially, Rosa intended to stand up for Evelyn, but when she saw Evelyn ready to fight her own battles, she was even more eager to

help. Evelyn used to be blinded by love for Charles, and had let him get away with too much.

Once they managed to divert Charles away from Dahlia, Rosa realized something was amiss when she didn't find him at the family mansion. She immediately got Tony to look into it, and sure enough, Charles had shown up here. Rosa stepped in front of Evelyn, taking a protective stance.

Charles stopped, turning to face Rosa. His anger hadn't fully dissipated. His eyes were still cold, but his tone had softened a bit. "You can't just let Evelyn get away with hurting Dahlia because you like her..."

"Do you think I'm like you?" Rosa snapped back sharply. "I do care about Eve, but I haven't lost my sense of what's right and wrong!

"I had Tony dig into last night's incident. Sure, the account was Eve's, but it was hacked. The login details and timing prove Eve has an alibi. It wasn't her."

Charles' face tightened, his eyes shifting to Evelyn, who stood calmly behind Rosa. From her calm expression, it's clear that Evelyn was aware that her grandmother had uncovered the truth.

"Why didn't you come

He was upset she hadn't gone straight to him with the truth, choosing

Didn't Eve tell you

stance. He was clearly taken

who else but Dahlia could have staged this?" Rosa's gaze was sharp as she confronted Charles. His face darkened, thoughts

still behind the door. She knew Charles was outside.

softly

jump to her defense, she broke down, her voice shaky

tiny scratch-I wish I could take her

it couldn't have

at Evelyn, he would say, "Who else besides you?" But when it was pointed at Dahlia, he said, "It couldn't be Dahlia." This response pushed Rosa over the edge. She slammed her cane on