The Day Our Promise Breaks

Chapter 442

"Sandy didn't mean to; she just really wished Daddy could be with her."

"Mommy already told Sandy not to go out in the wind. But Sandy just wanted to see if Daddy was coming, so she sneaked out to the balcony to wait for him..."

"I'm sorry, Daddy. Sandy knows you're busy and can't always be here. Sandy also knows you might not come, but..."

Sandy's words tumbled out so fast she was nearly out of breath. Charles's heart ached, his eyes glistening with unshed tears. He couldn't bring himself to utter a single word of reproach.

"It's Daddy's fault. Daddy shouldn't have left the hospital and not stayed with Sandy. From today on, Daddy will try to be with Sandy at the hospital as much as possible, okay?"

"No need, Daddy. Sandy knows you're busy. Just remember to spend time with Sandy whenever you can."

Compared to when she was five and always needed Charles by her side, Sandy was becoming much more mature.

"Alright, sweetheart, Daddy understands. Be good, close your eyes, and get some rest. Leave everything else to Daddy."

"I trust you, Daddy. You're Sandy's superhero, and you won't let anything happen to Sandy, right?"

eyes full of

"Right."

Sandy down, giving her a reassuring nod. Exhausted by her own emotions, Sandy finally drifted off to a

masking her anxious thoughts. She was certain Charles would have to pressure Adam to agree to donate

a sense of panic creeping in. She had bankedon Charles choosing

had to mean more than Evelyn's.

She couldn't

...

for a matching kidney for Sandy. He had reached out to everyone he knew, but still, no match was found. As each day passed and Sandy grew weaker, the weight on Charles's

some of Sandy's favorite gifts. Sandy was trying to eat breakfast, but her lack of appetite got the better of her,

"Daddy..."

Charles hurried over, asked

to bring

wiped the porridge from Sandy's mouth with a wet

was cleaned