The Day Our Promise Breaks

Chapter 549

Their eyes met.

She didn't shy away from his intimate gesture, and the two of them simply gazed

at each other, locked in a silent, electric moment.

Time seemed to freeze right then.

The timestamp on the photo: 8:30 p.m., tonight.

Eve hadn't shown up for her date; she was out with Brooks instead.

Evelyn's almost blatant choice cut Charles like a knife.

...

Maplewood Estate

Josephine tossed and turned, unable to sleep.

As she rolled over once more, Evelyn switched on her bedside lamp and looked at her.

"Mom, what's wrong?"

Josephine gazed at Evelyn, then admitted, "Brooks invited you to dinner tonight. I just didn't want Charles to show up and ruin things between you and Brooks."

"So, I took your phone and texted Charles myself, inviting him out to meet you, just to get him out of the way."

"Adam passed by that spot at eleven. I asked him, and he said Charles was still there waiting for you."

Josephine paused, letting out a soft sigh.

but she also wanted Charles to experience what it felt like to wait

knowing he had waited all night left her

how many nights did Charlie and I wait for him for nothing? He waited one night—what's that compared to what we went

have to feel bad. Everything Charles went through

waited the whole night,

down, always valued the original marriage most. They were softer

been indirectly responsible for Charlie's death, her mother probably would have

rejecting Charles

she felt

betrayal of her love-she'd never truly hated him for that. She had

But Charlie...

she would never heal

never forgive

Mom. Get some

her

didn't dwell on it either. She turned

healed, the infection subsided, and the flesh on her back began to recover. Gradually, she could

she was stable, she was sent back to the

been pushed off a balcony by her husband's mistress. In a fit of rage, she'd murdered both her

one thing she despised most was

of their own relationships.

instruction,

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Charlie's death, tormented Evelyn, and even abused and ultimately killed her own

first day back, Dahlia

beatings

daily water came from

always had hidden

jabbed her

obey,