The Day Our Promise Breaks

Chapter 186

Sandy, tears streaming down her face, looked up at Charles with a heartbreaking expression. "Daddy, if I'm not your daughter. Who is my dad?"

Hearing Sandy's question made his heart ache. He gently wiped away her tears with his hand. "Don't cry, Sandy. Ignore what Ms. Evelyn said. You are my daughter."

"Charles..." Dahlia clung to Charles' hand like it was her lifeline. Her eyes said things only they understood, and her voice sounded small and helpless.

Charles squeezed her hand back, giving her a reassuring nod.

"Charles!" Patrick, witnessing Charles' gesture, was furious. His face darkened.

"Dad, Sandy is my daughter!"

acknowledge Dahlia and Sandy at the dinner party. Charles felt a sense of relief rather than disappointment. This only increased his guilt towards Dahlia. He couldn't give her the official status he promised, but he could make

along that the child wasn't his by blood! Was he really that smitten with Dahlia? The Jenkins family had

remained steadfast. After speaking, he cast his gaze over the seated elders, finally settling on his great uncle. "Great Uncle,

words, Dahlia

wash over her. Holding Sandy close white all the Jenkins family's eyes were glued to Charles, she glanced at Evelyn. Their eyes locked across the room.

into a triumphant smile.

never make it into the Jenkins family

Seeing Charles' defiance, he feared the Jenkins family elders might eventually yield to Charles' authority as head of the family and allow Sandy into the family records.

to

rage, picked

crossed the line. You're ignoring the honor of the Jenkins family for a woman. Are

stormed out of the ancestral