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.

better than anyone how much blood, sweat, and tears Adam had poured into chasing that championship dream. Now, with his

eyes welling up, tears spilling over uncontrollably. It was like a wave of sadness had washed

she was about to enter, she noticed

were, one inside, one outside, both

away his tears with his injured hand. As the anesthesia wore off, the pain shot through him, reminding him starkly

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

Evelyn said, her voice tinged with panic. She hurried

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

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

of approval while

a charming grin, and once she was done, she left the room. Now