The Day Our Promise Breaks

Chapter 432

Reflecting on the chaos of the previous night, Dahlia was seething with anger, wishing she could make Evelyn disappear. How dare Evelyn get her thrown into the police station! And Evelyn just took it all in stride! Dahlia wasn't about to let her plans unravel, so she kept pushing Evelyn's buttons.

"Evelyn, you ought to be thanking me. I was doing a good deed! Your little one was only five when she passed, just a tiny kid, all alone and miserable down there!" she taunted. "But you, as her mom, were too scared to join her. So it's up to me, her aunt, to show her some love and send her grandma down to keep her company!"

"Who'd have thought that old lady was such a tough cookie? She survived the fall and even hung on without oxygen!"

Dahlia's words were like daggers, each one giving her a twisted sense of

satisfaction as she watched Evelyn teeter on the brink of collapse, unable to fight back.

alive. You might as well

afar. He couldn't hear Dahlia, but her smug

for some reason. But Brooks quickly pieced it together. Through the car window, their eyes locked, and an unspoken understanding passed between them. Brooks mouthed,

was flawless. Brooks hit the gas, positioning the

given, Evelyn sprang into motion. She lunged at Dahlia, grabbing her hair and delivering a flurry of slaps, each fueled by the rage she harbored. The more she despised Dahlia, the harder she struck. In that moment, she poured every ounce of her strength into making sure

for her to react. Only when the stinging pain hit did she come to, blood filling her mouth as

her leaving her powerless while Evelyn vented her anger. Dahlia's cheeks were a mess of red welts, blood trickling from her mouth. The pain was so intense, she was nearly numb,

measure. Dahlia's wheelchair jerked forward uncontrollably. The pain left her hands shaking, unable to hit the button to