Chapter 403

Evelyn's kick landed squarely on Dahlia's face, drawing a sharp yelp of pain from her. Clutching her mouth, tears welled up as she turned to Charles. "Charles, help me." She expected him to do what he always did-push Evelyn away and comfort her. But instead...

"Eve!" Charles snapped to attention, rushing over to wrap his arms around

Evelyn, pulling her back. "Calm down." Evelyn's eyes burned with anger as she glared at Dahlia sprawled on the floor.

"Calm down? Dahlia's the reason Charlie and Grandma are gone, and now she's put my mom in the operating room, clinging to life. Charles, how can you expect me to be calm?"

"Let me go!" Evelyn struggled fiercely, but Charles's grip held firm. Her upper body was yanked back, pinned by his strength. She stopped struggling, but her fury hadn't burned out. She raised her leg again, kicking Dahlia with unrelenting force. Dahlia couldn't dodge and took a few more hits before Charles managed to pull Evelyn away.

pressed his arms against the wall, effectively pinning Evelyn between him and the cold, hard surface. Caught in his hold, she couldn't escape. Her chest heaved with rage, hatred simmering beneath the surface. Over Charles's shoulder, Dahlia's defiant eyes met hers, full of malice that

resentment cracked open wide. The deaths of Charlie and Grandma, two years past. Her mother now fighting for her life in surgery. All of it fueled the storm within Evelyn.

her hand swinging up to slap him, venting her fury. He didn't

Evelyn. Even if he still believed she was Debbie, his care for Evelyn was growing maybe even outweighing his feelings for her. Despite everything, Charles's heart

Evelyn realize that Charles

It breaks my heart. She cried, trying to get in her

didn't dodge her blows. She wished she could truly make him feel her pain. Until Aiden's voice

surveillance footage." Hearing this, Evelyn's assault on Charles halted abruptly. Her mother's critical condition had clouded her mind,

Evelyn calmed down,

his grip, looking

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