The Day Our Promise Breaks

Chapter 171

"Why don't Mom and Dad live together like other parents? Daddy, I don't want to be called a bastard!"

Sandy looked too upset. Charles was worried about her health, and immediately called for a nurse to give her a sedative. Sandy calmed down quickly.

Charles continued to care for the wounds on Sandy's face while Dahlia sat nearby, silently sobbing. Once Charles finished, Dahlia looked at her daughter, heart aching. "Charles, all these years, I never tried to force you. "Five years ago, your grandmother didn't approve of me. She insisted you stay with Evelyn, and I understood how important she was to you, so I never pressured you. I went abroad alone, carrying Sandy.

"If it weren't for Sandy's illness, I wouldn't have come back to disrupt your life with Evelyn.

"Even after I came back, I didn't want to force you to take csre of us, but...

"Charles, I can handle being called the other woman, but I can't bear Sandy being called an illegitimate child anymore...

"Sandy means everything to me. Seeing her hurt because of her status feels like my heart is being torn apart.

"Evelyn's already broken up with you, and you're free now. Even your grandmother has given her blessing. Can you acknowledge me publicly and be with me? Can you put Sandy on the Jenkins family tree and give her a rightful place?"

down Dahlia's face as she stared at Charles. Charles looked back at Dahlia, the girl he had loved since childhood. During his toughest times, she was the light in his life. He wouldn't have survived without her until his grandmother's people found him. He

"Alright."

Dahlia with a simple "alright," meaning he would be with her, marry her, and give her and Sandy rightful status.

joy, Dahlia threw herself into Charles' arms. He didn't push her away. Instead, he held her gently. This was his long-held dream, and now that

...

stood by the edge of

Last

had

had calmed down, staring at the water's surface The artificial lake was connected to the city's moat. Draining it was impossible, and retrieving anything from it was equally futile. After sitting there for a while,

eyes

into a rushed nurse. The blood bag the nurse was carrying fell to the

sorry," Evelyn

bending down

blood bag.