The Day Our Promise Breaks

Chapter 229 Like many parents, Charles often said yes to keeping his child happy or striking a deal with her without giving it much thought. It didn't seem like a big deal, and even though he wasn't all that fond of Charlie, she was still his daughter. So, he would just agree to the little things she asked for. But because they seemed minor to him, he'd either forget about them or choose work over them without a second thought. If something urgent came up, he would leave Aiden to let Evelyn know.

Up until today, he always thought breaking promises to Charlie wasn't a big deal. After all, she was just a kid. The promises he broke seemed so trivial to him. But now...

He suddenly got it. What he saw as small or unimportant might've actually meant the world to his child. His broken promises had left her feeling disappointed and sad.

"I was busy..." Charles' excuse sounded pretty weak, reflecting his shaky confidence. Hearing this,

Evelyn's eyes grew even colder, and her tone matched, "Yeah, you were busy."

"Before Sandy came back, you were swamped with work. After Sandy returned, you were busy hanging out with Sandy, never sparing a moment for Charlie."

for her on regular days, but you also couldn't even make time

her because she wasn't good or obedient enough and

bad, so I always made excuses for you, saying you were just busy and needed to earn money

her piggy bank and asked me

need toys or new clothes. I

if she spent less, your load would be lighter, and you wouldn't have to work so hard and have time for

actually pretty well-off and didn't need

because you overlooked her, she'd become even more

teachers always praised her

the teacher handed out snacks. It didn't matter what it was because she wouldn't eat them right away like the other kids. She would tuck them into her backpack. She didn't touch it even if it