The Day Our Promise Breaks

Chapter 140

They both chuckled as they handed Brody his present.

"Happy Birthday, Brody," they chimed in unison.

"Happy Birthday!" added Sena with a playful grin.

Brody stood up immediately, showing a great deal of respect to Dahlia. "Thank you both."

Dahlia glanced around the room, noticing Charles was nowhere to be found. She had assumed he was inside playing poker or something, but he was absent.

After the trauma Sena had been through, she had become remarkably open-hearted and kind towards Dahlia. She even volunteered to ask about Charles on Dahlia's behalf. "Hey, Brody, where's Charles?"

avoid hearing her name. But today, his attitude was strangely different. Not only did he mention Evelyn, but he also pulled her into the booth across the hall. His demeanor wasn't anything like the intense disgust everyone talked about. If anything,

cover for Charles. "Charles stepped out to take a call,"

She and Sena made their way over to the

quick on her feet, poured them both a glass of wine. Dahlia accepted her drink and

shy look. He wrapped his

finally dumped her. Allison acted like Brody's lapdog yet strutted around

well, don't you

to Allison. At first, she tried to befriend Allison because she was Brody's girlfriend. But Allison

the room across the hall. Sena's mood darkened the moment she saw Evelyn. Dahlia's words from yesterday still

sprang up, wine glass in hand, and dashed out, flinging

was caught off