The Day Our Promise Breaks

Chapter 256

Evelyn felt utterly hopeless. As she sank into the icy water, she didn't thrash around like someone fighting to survive. Instead, she surrendered, letting herself drift downwards. The sensation of drowning was terrifying. She could feel the air in her lungs thinning, replaced by water pouring in through her mouth and nose. Her lungs burned, as if they were being torn apart, and her strength ebbed away. Evelyn knew she was on the brink of death. Her mind started to fade. Before she slipped into unconsciousness entirely, she imagined Charlie reaching out to her, just as he had over the past five years, sweet and gentle, calling her "Mom." A soft, tender smile spread across her lips. "Charlie, Mommy's coming," she whispered, letting darkness swallow her. Would death reunite her with her precious child? She ached to hold her baby again.

the families that drove him; it was his concern for Evelyn. He worried about her. At the memorial, he had seen Evelyn kneeling quietly in a corner, overwhelmed by grief, tears silently streaming down her face. He understood the depth of her

her car emerge from the Jenkins family home, driving aimlessly. He followed at a respectful distance. Her car crossed the bridge and halted by the roadside. A red light stopped him in his tracks. When it turned green, he noticed Evelyn's car hadn't moved. He sat there, quietly keeping her company from afar as time ticked by. Eventually, he couldn't stay idle any longer. He

through him as he frantically searched around. "Evelyn!" he shouted, pulling out his phone to call her. The ringtone echoed from the river below the bridge, sending a chill through him. Fearing the worst, he scrambled down the slope, stumbling along