The Day Our Promise Breaks

Chapter 414

Hearing about the evidence sent a wave of emotions through Evelyn. After battling through countless dark days, she had clawed her way back to find her strength. She kept telling herself, over and over, to be patient for Charlie's sake. "Don't rush, stay calm," she chanted internally. She couldn't let Charles and Dahlia get under her skin anymore. But how could she not feel rushed? Dahlia had wronged her beloved, and the anger coursed through her like wildfire. Evelyn dreamed of the day she could seek justice for Charlie.

Now, discovering that Dahlia was nothing but a fraud, Evelyn was itching to get her hands on concrete evidence. She wanted to tear Dahlia's mask off right in front of Charles.

"Mom, where's the evidence?" Evelyn asked, her voice edged with urgency.

Nearby, the nurse's ears perked up at the mention of evidence, and she subtly edged closer to the hospital bed. She worried Josephine might speak too softly for her to catch the crucial details.

Adam and Evelyn were both laser-focused on Josephine, oblivious to the nurse's movements. Until...

Just as Josephine was about to reveal the evidence's whereabouts, a sudden shortness of breath overcame her. She gasped, unable to speak, as the monitor started blaring an alert.

"Mom!" Evelyn cried.

echoed, their eyes wide with

loose. Her face blanched as she stammered,

a doctor. Andrew hurried in just in

taking adequate rest. Andrew added a sedative to her IV to ensure

left, the nurse, wracked with guilt, apologized again to Evelyn, "Ms. Evelyn, I truly am sorry. It won't happen

at the

been diligent in caring for her mother and had a good relationship with her. Despite the recent slip-ups, Evelyn had already made up her mind to find

doesn't happen again," Evelyn said

promise, it won't," the nurse vowed, almost

she performed her

more.

...

saw Charles. Her eyes, puffy from crying, looked up at