The Day Our Promise Breaks

Chapter 458

The officer shook his head.

"No, it was a convict named Wesley. They go way back, and he owed Wesley a favor. Wesley's the one who made him target Adam."

"We questioned Wesley too, and he confessed."

"Adam backed out last minute and wouldn't donate his kidney to Wesley's daughter. Wesley was furious and wanted revenge. He set everything up to have Adam hit so he couldn't compete. He wanted Adam to suffer."

It seemed like a believable motive, and with the confession, the case was closed. But from the moment Evelyn heard Wesley's name, she knew Dahlia was the mastermind behind it all. She recalled Dahlia's taunting words at the hospital. Dahlia was determined to make Adam donate his kidney to Sandy, no matter the cost.

pain. Her hands, hanging by her sides, slowly curled into

some rest. I'm going to check on Mom," she

Adam called

out. Even without solid proof, she wouldn't let Dahlia walk away unscathed. She left the hospital, and knowing Dahlia

seeing Charles doting on Evelyn only made her feel worse. She was visibly down Charles figured she was worn out from worrying about Sandy's illness. With Sandy's surgery

today she was so upset she feared losing her composure in front of him.

into the garden, her anger boiling over

wretched woman!" she shouted,

The force was so strong it felt like her scalp might tear. As her head snapped back, she was met with a stinging slap across her face, leaving her ears

looked up, shocked to see it was Evelyn. Anger flashed in Dahlia's eyes, and she swung her hand to strike Evelyn. "Evelyn, you witch!

faster. She caught Dahlia's hand mid-air and delivered another

"You bet I dare!"