The Day Our Promise Breaks

Chapter 362

"No way."

Sandy shook her head without a second thought.

Wesley was the one who reacted the most, his emotions getting the better of him. "How can that be?!" he exclaimed, his voice booming.

His outburst startled Sandy, and she nestled deeper into Charles's arms, seeking comfort.

Wesley, realizing he needed to dial it back, softened his tone. "Sandy, are you scared of your mom? Is that why you won't tell the truth?"

"Don't worry, I'm your real dad. I promise I'll protect you. Your mom won't get another chance to hurt you. Just be brave and tell the truth..."

He couldn't wrap his head around why she would deny the abuse unless she was genuinely terrified.

Sandy, hearing Wesley's words, clung even tighter to Charles, shaking her head like a little wind-up toy. "I'm telling the truth. Mom has always loved me, always cared for me. She never hit me."

Suddenly, her bravado broke, and she burst into tears.

"You're lying. You're not my dad. I already have a dad."

Rejecting Wesley, she wrapped her tiny arms around Charles's waist, crying out in fear, "Daddy-"

Charles's face turned ice-cold. He hadn't stopped Wesley in time from revealing his identity.

In one swift motion, he shielded Sandy, making sure she didn't see any of the chaos unfold.

With determination, he kicked Wesley away, signaling the bodyguards to keep him quiet, stopping any more nonsense from spilling out.

"Daddy, I'm your daughter, right?"

"Yes, Sandy, you're my daughter."

Charles didn't hesitate, holding Sandy close to reassure her.

Dahlia had never wanted Sandy to know the dark truth of her birth, fearing it would leave scars.

And Charles, planning to marry Dahlia, had stepped up as Sandy's dad.

the truth

"Daddy~"

Charles even

wasn't her biological dad; he was Charlie's

But Charlie was gone.

was all hers, and no one could take

and

classmates admired her, knowing Charles

Charles's daughter meant

to lose

him, even her mom might turn

both

had always loved her

Sandy to

seized the moment, tears flowing, "Charles, I don't care if

could you think

my own flesh and blood. I cherish her. How could I ever

say things, you believe them? Do you really think

were from her school teacher, not me. If you don't

it all

stayed silent, but his eyes betrayed his

Because children don't lie.

Dahlia, the woman he loved, was too kind to do

situation was painfully

this before, watched

just how twisted Sandy's reality

Sandy with Dahlia, who knew what she'd

broke free from the bodyguards, demanding, "What about making

noticed Charles didn't signal the

he wasn't

a show of concern for Sandy, crying, "The video of Sandy

you went

called you, but your phone was

she ran out in

to find a