The Day Our Promise Breaks

Chapter 439

Charles secretly hoped that Evelyn wouldn't let her issues with the adults spill

over onto young Sandy. Still, if Evelyn decided to act on her anger and stop Adam from donating his kidney to Sandy, Charles wouldn't stand in her way. Sandy still had time, and Charles was ready to pull out all the stops to find a suitable kidney match.

Charles's words darkened Adam and Evelyn's faces instantly. Frustrated, Adam hurled his pen across the room. He felt a wave of disgust wash over him. He had nearly donated a kidney to the daughter of the woman who almost wrecked Charlie's life. If Dahlia was the villain and her daughter Sandy was truly innocent, he might have considered it. But Sandy, even as a child, had plotted against Charlie, causing him grief time and again. This kid was trouble through and through.

enough to give up a part of himself for someone who didn't deserve it. "Donate to Sandy?

hand and headed for the door. "Eve." Charles reached out, trying to stop Evelyn. But Evelyn shook off his hand with disdain. She didn't need to say a word—her expression said

them leave. Adam and Evelyn informed the staff of their decision not to donate. The staff didn't push back-it was, after all, their choice. In situations

stepped in, letting him learn the truth before it was too late. If the surgery had gone ahead, Dahlia would have used it against Evelyn, making him an unsuspecting accomplice in Evelyn's pain. For once, Charles

Wesley she'd keep Sandy safe. Sandy wasn't just her leverage with

the case,