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.

poured into chasing that championship dream. Now,

It was like a wave of sadness had washed over her. It took

saw Adam with his back turned. Just as she was about to enter,

one

noise alerted Adam, and he quickly tried to wipez away 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. No championship medal. His biggest dream was now his greatest

to believe his hand was truly done for. He fidgeted with it, hoping to convince himself it was just a minor setback, that

hand," Evelyn said, her voice tinged with panic. She hurried inside, gently yet firmly pressing his shoulder to stop him from

her, Adam froze. He buried his face in the pillow, wiping the tears away. Then, taking a deep breath to compose himself, he turned to

just forgot for a second about

of approval while adjusting his IV drip. "Great attitude," she said with a

once she was done, she left the room. Now it was just Evelyn and