The Day Our Promise Breaks

Chapter 249

With tears streaming down her cheeks, Evelyn froze at the mention of Dahlia's name. She quickly turned her head, trying to see through her tear-blurred eyes.

Upon hearing everything, Charles asked in a deep, steady voice, "Where's Dahlia now?"

"She's still at your grandma's villa. I've got the bodyguards keeping an eye on her," came the reply.

Just then, Patrick and the rest of the Jenkins family arrived. Charles handed over the situation to Patrick and set off to find Dahlia himself. As soon as he left, Evelyn followed right after. The Jenkins family never really liked Evelyn, so nobody stopped her as she walked out of the hospital and immediately dialed the police. Rosa had been fine; how could she just suddenly die? Dahlia, that malicious woman, had orchestrated John's death before. It was entirely possible she did the same to Rosa to keep her quiet. Evelyn was convinced Dahlia had something to do with Rosa's death. She didn't trust Charles. After what happened with Charlie, Evelyn feared Charles might protect Dahlia.

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as the police cars did. He saw the officers step out, and his expression darkened. His gaze briefly met Evelyn's as

called them, approached him first. "Mr. Jenkins, we'll do our utmost to determine the

softly, then led the way inside. Evelyn, noticing that Charles wasn't stopping her,

all went in together. The bodyguards inside immediately approached Charles, avoiding his eyes. Although Rosa's death wasn't directly their fault, they had followed her orders to bring

Rosa die?" Evelyn stepped

villa, she had us take her into a room and tie her to a chair," one of the bodyguards explained. "Then she asked us to leave. We don't know

until Ms. Dahlia shouted that Ms. Rosa had fainted that we rushed in," he continued. "By the time we got inside, Ms. Rosa was

to do with Charlie's death and brought her here to

of letting them do

just following orders. They saw Dahlia tied up and assumed she couldn't have harmed Rosa,

expected such a tragedy.