The Day Our Promise Breaks

Chapter 304

Her voice was barely a whisper, fragile and pleading in Charles's ear, "Can you take me home, please?"

It was like she might break at any moment.

Charles couldn't shake the image of her collapsing in front of everyone. She looked so helpless, sprawled on the ground, her face ghostly pale.

His eyes darkened with concern.

Initially, she wouldn't even step outside. The fear of judgmental stares was too much for her to handle. But with him, she found the courage.

It took three months before Dahlia could smile again and live normally.

"Alright," Charles said, unable to let Dahlia remain there a moment longer. He scooped her up like a princess and carried her out.

Dahlia leaned against his shoulder, casting a glance at Evelyn. A slight, knowing smile touched her lips. So what if Evelyn was back from the dead? What difference did it make if she left a mark on Charles's heart? His first choice would always be Dahlia.

...

she'd been meticulous about her appearance, never allowing a single flaw. She

of a wound that could leave a scar made her frown as if she were facing a fierce adversary. "Evelyn, get to the lounge and

Evelyn's name

off as just a scratch, but seeing Mabel's genuine worry,

server show me the way. I'll handle it

today, and abandoning her guests wasn't her style-it would be

She quickly summoned a server to escort Evelyn to the lounge to tend to

sat on the lounge

to bring a first aid kit. She looked down at the bleeding cut on her leg, and memories

her darkest times, Adam was there. She desperately wanted to pull herself together but kept failing. Adam couldn't be

both him and herself that

in their sweet romance, were living happily. The very people responsible for Charlie's death were just fine, while

shake

count

nothing, as if she were

she almost didn't make

died two