The Day Our Promise Breaks

Chapter 523

"Stop beating around the bush-did you tell Charles or not?"

Dahlia's voice was icy as she cut Wesley off mid-sentence.

Charles had already come looking for him.

But Wesley wasn't about to give in so easily.

Just as he was about to fire back another cold, sarcastic remark, Dahlia suddenly pressed the phone to Sandy's ear.

Sandy immediately helped Dahlia press him, "Daddy, did you give Mommy's evidence to Daddy Charles?"

"Sandy, this is grown-up business. Be a good girl and don't ask about these things," Wesley's tone softened instantly when he spoke to Sandy.

But Sandy wasn't buying it. "Daddy, did you or not? If you don't tell me, I'll never visit you again! I'll never call you Daddy!"

Sandy knew Wesley adored her.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have forgiven her when she'd obeyed her mother and pulled out his oxygen tube-almost killing him—and still, he hadn't blamed her.

But Sandy didn't treasure that love.

She wished, more than anything, that Daddy Charles would love her like that instead.

"Sandy!"

"Daddy, I just got out of surgery. I'm still recovering. If you upset me, if I get too emotional, my health will get worse."

"Don't you love me? How could you stand to see me get sick again, to let me keep suffering?"

Sandy was a natural actress. As she spoke, she clutched her chest and started breathing heavily, her little face contorting in pain.

She'd been sick twice. She knew exactly what real suffering looked like.

So her act was all too convincing.

Wesley could ignore Dahlia, but when it came to his only daughter, he simply couldn't stand firm.

he could see that Sandy was acting, that didn't change

someone, you're always the one at a

Wesley compromised. "No, sweetheart,

was exactly the answer

looked up at

her face. It seemed,

about how she'd ever destroy the evidence if Wesley had already told Charles where

now, with the secret still safe, Dahlia had

Sandy, following Dahlia's instructions, threatened Wesley again: "Daddy,

her. And if

joking, Daddy. Remember: I live and die with

Mommy. If she's gone, I

of

her own life to threaten her

trembled as he

never treated Sandy well,

terrified that if something happened to Dahlia, Sandy would really do something

he wasn't there to

As for Charles-Sandy

wasn't his

child, and

b's true colors, het

way

he didn't pay attention, Sandy

was Wesley's only

couldn't take that

lost that bet, he'd lose

had Sandy, he could find a son-in-law to

Daddy promises. I won't tell Charles. Mommy

Daddy too-take care of yourself,

"Okay."

impatiently, barely listening to Wesley's

his bitterness,

himself: Once I'm out of I teach Sandy