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.

heart clenching with pain. Her hands, hanging by

I'm going to check on Mom," she said softly. Moments later, she composed

safe," Adam called

let Dahlia walk away unscathed. She left the hospital,

plans had crumbled, and 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 a success, he asked Aiden to take

front of him. So, she went along with his plan. Aiden dropped

face turned cold. She wheeled herself into the garden, her anger

she shouted, her face

she could finish her tirade, a hand grabbed her hair from behind and yanked hard. 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

shocked to see it was Evelyn. Anger flashed in Dahlia's eyes, and she swung her hand to strike Evelyn.

caught Dahlia's hand mid-air and delivered

"You bet I dare!"