The Day Our Promise Breaks

Chapter 525

Charles's expression darkened noticeably the moment he stepped out of the car.

He was just about to retort when Josephine's affectionate "Brooks" cut him off, the way she said it leaving no room for his words.

That same tone he used to be the one she greeted like that when they were ten.

But now...

Thinking of how distant Josephine was with him these days, a bitter taste filled his chest.

He looked at her, face clouded with regret.

But Josephine acted as if she hadn't even noticed the look he gave her.

Her gaze was fixed warmly on Brooks.

One text from Evelyn, and Brooks had rushed over without hesitation.

The way a man treated a woman's friends and family showed just how much he valued her.

Her Eve had been deeply hurt before she needed someone gentle like Brooks, someone patient enough to quietly break down the thick walls she had built around her heart.

Right in front of Charles, Josephine reached out and took Brooks's hand.

"Brooks, now that I'm out of the hospital, why don't you come over for dinner whenever you have time? I'll make you something delicious. You've been so busy with work lately, you've lost so much weight."

Evelyn: "..."

There's a special kind of "skinny"-the kind only a caring older relative can see.

Brooks's physique was perfect-clearly someone who worked out, slim in a suit but athletic underneath.

But instead of objecting to being called thin, Brooks just smiled, eyes gentle.

He didn't agree right away he turned to Evelyn, who had just stepped out of the car after him. "Evelyn, would that be alright?"

With Brooks's words, Charles's gaze followed to land on Evelyn as well.

keep him waiting!" Adam piped up,

loved seeing Charles knocked

wasn't necessary, perhaps, but remembering how Evelyn had once been neglected by Charles, Adam never missed a

It's what he deserved.

deliberately

to let things

lips parted, as if to protest, but

Josephine, the wind's picking up down here. Let's get you upstairs," Charles

forgotten what Andrew said—Josephine shouldn't catch a chill in her current

not even acknowledging Charles. She took Brooks by

looked for all the world like a happy

only grew, his

Josephine stopped

in his expression

thinking of him-she

related by blood to Eve, was closer

"Adam."

Adam

passed Charles, Adam paused for

out of his wallet and stuffed it into Charles's suit pocket. "Cab fare," he said, then skipped off after Josephine and

of them walked into the entrance, laughter and conversation filling the air, leaving

for a long time,

...

as they entered the apartment building, Evelyn noticed

time to come clean lately, so she'd asked

while since

around at the sparkling entryway and the freshly polished elevator,

here before, noticed it too. "Did the building management finally grow

had a

And she was right.

Josephine was discharged, Evelyn wouldn't

anymore-she'd come back to

was an

sensors and elevators were always

one thing for the younger people to