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.

want Charles interfering with Brooks and Eve, but she also wanted Charles to experience what it felt like

had waited all night left

nights did Charlie and I

bad. Everything

had waited the whole night, but she

deep down, always valued the original marriage most.

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

was conflicted, torn between rejecting Charles

she felt only

never truly hated him for that. She

But Charlie...

was a wound she would never heal

never

late, Mom. Get some

closed her eyes and

didn't dwell on it either. She turned

the hospital. Her injuries slowly healed, the infection subsided, and the flesh on her back began to recover. Gradually, she

she was sent back to the

a balcony by her husband's mistress. In a fit of rage,

was

of their own relationships.

instruction, Aiden

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the queen bee everything about how Dahlia had cruelly caused Charlie's death, tormented Evelyn,

first day back, Dahlia endured

beatings

came from the

the inmates always had hidden sewing needles. Whenever

they jabbed her

to obey,