The Day Our Promise Breaks

Chapter 257

No response.

Brooks wasted no time dialing 911, giving them the address with urgency in his voice. As soon as he hung up, he was on his knees beside Evelyn, starting CPR without hesitation. Normally, Brooks was the picture of calm, but when he couldn't find a pulse on her neck or wrist, his composure cracked. His eyes filled with tears as he called out, "Evelyn!"

Still, nothing.

He didn't let fear paralyze him. He cleared her airway, ensuring nothing was blocking her breathing, and started the cycle of rescue breaths and chest compressions. "Evelyn! Come on, wake up! You can't leave me, do you hear?"

But Evelyn didn't stir.

Brooks's eyes turned redder, his exhaustion evident, but he refused to stop. He kept at it, tirelessly, until finally, the ambulance arrived and took over, whisking her away to the hospital.

...

the ER. Brooks watched over her, his heart aching as tears slipped silently down her cheeks even while she was unconscious. Tenderly,

the sharp scent of antiseptic in the air, and

reckless?" Brooks asked softly, his hand still gently brushing her

silent, tears flowing quietly. She was simply

out.

to let the person who caused Charlie's death walk free?" Brooks's

his hunch was spot on. "I'm sorry," he began,

for a reason. Brooks hadn't planned on digging into Evelyn's life, respecting her privacy until last

tried to end

Rosa, no matter how strong, wouldn't push her to such despair over her passing alone. Once she was stable, seeing her ghostly face

difficult to find out what had happened. In no time, he had discovered that a few months back, her daughter, Charlie, had passed away from kidney failure. The records didn't indicate

help in the rain. They'd gone to see someone that night, only to find them in a pool of blood. She had demanded to

ad from

Greenrose's entrance. His investigation revealed Dahlia lived there. Evelyn's demeanor towards Dahlia had sparked his suspicion, though he couldn't be certain, But now, seeing her reaction, Brooks