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,

truly love someone, you're always the one at a

the end, Wesley compromised. "No, sweetheart, Daddy didn't tell Charles. Don't

exactly the answer Dahlia

immediately looked up

visibly relaxed, relief washing over her face. It seemed, for

worrying about how she'd ever destroy the evidence if Wesley had

now, with the secret still safe, Dahlia had

shot Sandy a look, and Sandy, following Dahlia's instructions, threatened Wesley again: "Daddy, if you ever give Mommy's evidence to

love Mommy. I don't want anything to happen to her. And

joking, Daddy. Remember: I

life is a gift from Mommy. If she's gone, I

Sandy spoke of

using her own

as

Dahlia brainwashed Sandy like this? She'd never treated Sandy well, yet Sandy clung to her mother

something happened to Dahlia, Sandy would

he wasn't there to

As for Charles-Sandy

wasn't his

and now

b's true colors, het

her the way

pay attention, Sandy could

Wesley's

couldn't take that

he lost that

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

tell Charles. Mommy

you have to promise Daddy too-take care of yourself, and don't

"Okay."

impatiently, barely listening to Wesley's

swallowed his

out of I teach Sandy patiently