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.

him waiting!" Adam piped up, clearly enjoying

Charles knocked down a

necessary, perhaps, but remembering how Evelyn had once been neglected by Charles,

It's what he deserved.

Evelyn replied, not deliberately

to let things

to make the shadows in Charles's eyes deepen. His lips parted, as if to protest, but

get you upstairs," Charles said, forcing down the

forgotten what Andrew said—Josephine shouldn't catch

She took Brooks by the arm, held Evelyn's

looked for all the world like a happy family of

bitterness only grew, his gaze following

Josephine stopped and

eyes brightened a bit, hope flickering in his expression

Josephine wasn't thinking of him-she was thinking of

forgotten her godson, who, though not related by blood to

"Adam."

Adam answered

passed Charles, Adam paused for

out of his wallet and stuffed it into Charles's

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

there for a

...

soon as they entered the apartment building, Evelyn noticed

to come clean lately, so she'd

had been a while since she'd been

and the freshly polished elevator, she

it too. "Did the building

answer, but she had a

And she was right.

knew that after Josephine was discharged,

anymore-she'd come

was an

sensors and elevators were always breaking

was one thing for the younger people to