The Day Our Promise Breaks

Chapter 533

At Wesley's words, Charles reacted instantly.

He shot to his feet, eyes wide with fury, and lunged at Charles with clenched fists.

"Charles, how dare you curse my daughter!"

But Charles caught Wesley's fist mid-air, twisted his arm behind his back, and slammed him down onto the polished meeting table.

He said nothing—just shoved the doctor's death certificate in front of Wesley's face.

Wesley's struggles froze as his eyes landed on the name.

His pupils contracted violently, lips trembling, eyes quickly filling with tears.

Charles let go.

With shaking hands, Wesley snatched up the death certificate.

Name: Sandy.

Cause of death: Multiple organ failure due to infection.

No.

No, it couldn't be!

Sandy had just visited him yesterday, calling him "Dad" over and over.

Even though he knew she only called him "Dad" because she wanted his help with Dahlia, he'd felt an irrepressible joy every time she said it—a surge of happiness that made his heart soar.

He would have given her his life.

And now, Charles was standing here telling him that the daughter who was so full

of life just yesterday had suddenly died from multiple organ failure.

He couldn't believe it.

Wesley tore the death certificate in two and hurled the pieces to the floor.

blazed as he stared at Charles. "Charles, it's all fake, isn't it? You forged the certificate. Sandy isn't dead-you hid her somewhere. You're just trying

me to testify against Dahlia, don't you? That's why you're pretending

look said he was sure he'd seen through

had come to him just yesterday, using Sandy as a bargaining

knew Sandy was

seeing that Wesley had refused to betray Dahlia, Charles had come today with the news that Sandy was dead-and that Dahlia had killed her- hoping

Charles's face for any sign of guilt,

But he found nothing.

twisted in

down, he was

Charles was telling the

really was

believe this was all a cruel trick

His only child-gone.

he

stand. If he hadn't been bracing himself against the

him with a calm, almost cold detachment, unmoved

it, and tapped to open a video file before sliding it

in fear—he already knew

if he could ward off the truth by staying away. But he

video, waiting for him to press play, was like Pandora's box-he knew opening it would

he'd do anything to protect. His only

long. With trembling hands, Wesley

There were two clips.

from a security camera outside Charles's house

the screen nearly broke

hands tightened around the tablet,

face ghostly pale, her breathing shallow and

expression twisted with pain.

I feel so

go to

glared down at Sandy

low and threatening.

Sandy. If you can't make your father forgive you, you might as well

second video was

white bed, her face drained of

doctor was