The Day Our Promise Breaks

Chapter 406

Evelyn leaned on Adam's shoulder, finally letting her emotions show as she whispered, her voice choked with fear, "Adam, I'm really scared. What if Mom ends up like Charlie?"

"She won't. Your mom's going to be okay," Adam reassured her quickly.

Nearby, Charles felt his heart tighten at the mention of Charlie, unable to hide the pain in his eyes. The surgery had dragged on for over ten hours and was still ongoing.

As night fell, the three of them anxiously awaited news about Josephine outside the operating room, their appetites vanished since lunch. By evening, Charles had arranged for some food from the Orange Grove restaurant.

Evelyn, however, didn't feel like eating. Charles knew that trying to persuade her wouldn't work unless he forced her, which he didn't want to do at that moment. He glanced over at Adam.

Adam, always on Evelyn's team and not too fond of Charles, nonetheless wouldn't refuse to help if it was for Evelyn's sake. He stepped forward, took the food container, and sat back down next to her.

Evelyn's favorites. She didn't look, her eyes glued to the operating

a small bowl of food in her hands. "Adam, you eat. I really can't stomach anything

about your mom, but we don't know how long this will take. If you don't eat, how

you want to be here when her surgery

for her sake, even if

plate. Evelyn looked at him. Despite having no appetite, she took the chopsticks and started eating. Adam was right; she

exhaled a sigh of relief. Though it was tough to see Evelyn so close to another man, knowing Adam had no romantic interestin her made it easier to swallow Plus, Adam convincing Evelyn to eat was a relief.

his thoughts drifting to Charlie as he worried about Josephine. Though he didn't have a personal bond with Josephine, he understood how much she

surgery might

picked at his food before setting it aside. Then,