The Day Our Promise Breaks

Chapter 540

At the moment the knife came at her, Dahlia didn't close her eyes. She looked straight at Charles.

There was a flash of triumphant satisfaction in her gaze.

Charles really had raised his hand against her.

She had destroyed the man she loved most, right before her death.

But deep in her eyes, there was also an agonizing pain—bone-deep, soul-tearing.

The man she loved with all her heart truly hated her.

Hated her enough to wish her dead.

Amidst the tangled emotions, the pain she expected never arrived.

The knife was aimed at her heart, but just as it touched her chest, it stopped.

Dahlia's eyes lit up with a desperate hope, and she blurted out, almost against her will, "Charles, you can't do it, can you?"

"There's still a place for me in your heart, isn't there?"

A cold, bitter laugh escaped Charles.

He looked at Dahlia, his expression icy enough to freeze her soul. He changed the direction of the dagger, pressing it against one of her many wounds. "I just don't want to dirty my own hands."

She wanted to drag him to hell with her-did she really think she deserved that?

He did wish he could tear Dahlia apart, piece by piece.

But for Dahlia, to stain his own soul wasn't worth it.

Death would be too easy for her.

your tricks won't work on me.

personally see to it

would live,

is truly

as meticulous and self-serving as

her love

been wealthy and powerful, she never would have fallen for him just because of his handsome

watched her expression with an inner

was

she know, it would be the

she suffered inside-worse than death-until the memory of Charlie and his grandmother

having received Charles's call, arrived at the

released

wrists were cuffed. "Dahlia, you are under arrest for

barely conscious from pain, was placed

police came to

said, treating Charles

half a day?~~ Let him attend

people will be

won't get a

escape."

law rarely makes

Charles's word was as good as a

to let him lay

Eventually, the police relented.

couple of Charles's bodyguards and two officers, Wesley was allowed

Charles's approval, Wesley saw Sandy one

lifted, seeing Sandy's battered body,

moment, he regretted that he'd gone too easy

Sandy's body

Wesley held Sandy's ashes and let Charles's men drive him back