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.

and Eve, but she also wanted Charles

waited all night left her with a pang of

years, how many nights did Charlie and I wait for him for nothing? He

don't have to feel bad. Everything

Charles had waited the

the original

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

between rejecting Charles and feeling

Charles, she

never truly hated him for that. She had given her heart

But Charlie...

a wound she would

never forgive

late, Mom. Get

closed her eyes and quickly drifted

dwell on it either. She turned off the light and soon

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

was stable, she was

her husband's mistress. In a fit of rage, she'd murdered both her husband and the other woman. Afterward,

was people who hurt

of their own relationships.

Charles's instruction, Aiden

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about how Dahlia had cruelly caused Charlie's death, tormented Evelyn, and even abused and ultimately killed her

very first day back, Dahlia

and beatings

came from the

hidden sewing needles.

jabbed

obey,