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.

all fake, isn't it? You forged the certificate. Sandy isn't dead-you hid her somewhere. You're

want me to testify against Dahlia, don't you? That's why you're pretending Sandy died because of

look said he was sure he'd seen through

Charles had come to him just yesterday, using Sandy

knew Sandy

had come today with the news that Sandy was dead-and that Dahlia had killed her- hoping to turn Wesley's pain into hatred and get

face for any sign of guilt, any

But he found nothing.

twisted in

down, he was

that Charles was telling

really

desperate to believe this was all a cruel trick

His only child-gone.

could he accept

badly he could hardly stand. If he hadn't been bracing himself against the table, he'd have collapsed on the spot. He

with a calm, almost

reached for the tablet he'd brought, unlocked it, and tapped to open a video

eyes flickered in fear—he already knew what the video might

recoiled instinctively, as if he could ward off

Pandora's box-he knew opening it would mean facing the thing

his daughter. The girl he'd do anything to protect.

long. With trembling hands, Wesley pulled the tablet

There were two clips.

a security camera outside Charles's house the

image on the screen nearly

tablet, his eyes filling with

Sandy, her face ghostly pale, her breathing shallow

expression twisted with pain.

feel so awful... Please,

to

just glared down at Sandy with cold fury, her

low and threatening.

make your father forgive you, you might

was at

a stark white bed, her face drained of

doctor was