The Day Our Promise Breaks

Chapter 447

When Evelyn rushed to the hospital, Adam had already been moved to a ward.

On her way there, she bumped into one of Adam's teammates. He was clutching a pack of cigarettes, looking pretty grim, clearly making his way to the stairwell for a smoke.

Spotting Evelyn, he stopped in his tracks. "Is Adam okay?" he asked, concern etched on his face.

Evelyn, still catching her breath from the frantic sprint, looked at him with a mix of hope and fear. How could a car accident happen at such a crucial time? She couldn't bear the thought of anything happening to Adam. If something went wrong, all his years of hard work would go down the drain. How crushed would Adam be?

"He's not in any life-threatening danger, but his wrist... it's pretty bad. The doc said it's basically useless now," Adam's teammate admitted, his voice heavy with

sorrow.

than anyone how much blood, sweat, and tears Adam had poured into chasing that

news hit Evelyn like a ton of bricks. She staggered back, eyes welling up, tears spilling over uncontrollably. It was like a wave of sadness had washed over her. It took her a moment to pull herself together. Once she wiped away the tears,

small window, she saw Adam with his back turned. Just as she was about to enter, she noticed his shoulders

were, one inside, one outside, both silently

his tears with his injured hand. As the anesthesia wore off, the pain shot through him, reminding him starkly that his hand was indeed useless now. Years of hard training-all gone. No more competitions.

hand was truly done for. He fidgeted with it, hoping to convince himself it was just a

tinged with panic. She hurried inside, gently yet firmly pressing his shoulder to

pillow, wiping the tears away. Then,

forgot for a second about my hand," he said, trying to

while adjusting his

she was done, she left the room. Now it