The Day Our Promise Breaks

Chapter 555

Charles's pupils contracted sharply as he stared at the streaks of gray and white that had newly grown into the crown of Evelyn's hair, disbelief filling his eyes.

His lips trembled. "Eve, your hair..."

Evelyn took advantage of his shock, shoving Charles hard away from her.

His left leg gave out beneath him, sending him stumbling back until he crashed into the hospital bed.

Evelyn instinctively reached up to touch her own hair, but she said nothing. She turned and strode toward the door.

"Eve!"

Charles tried to catch her, desperate for answers, but before his hand could reach her, Josephine's sharp voice cut through the air. "Charles!"

He froze at the sound, glancing back. "Mrs. Jenkins, you're awake."

"Mom, you're awake." Evelyn, too, stopped and turned, as if to go back to the bedside, but Josephine spoke first: "Eve, I'm fine."

She shot Evelyn a look-a silent plea to leave.

Seeing Josephine was alright, Evelyn said, "Mom, Brooks saved us. I'm worried about him. I want to check on Brooks."

"Go ahead." Josephine's hand closed firmly around Charles's wrist.

Charles was still reeling, his heart in pieces, watching Evelyn turn to leave. He wanted nothing more than to grab her, to force her to explain what had happened to her hair.

But Josephine's grip was iron.

He couldn't break free without a scene, so he turned, pleading, "Mrs. Jenkins..."

Josephine met his gaze. After Evelyn left the room, she spoke quietly, "Charles, sit."

after Evelyn, Charles could never disobey

face and

She remembered it all-the way he'd

fine." His voice was

his injuries meant nothing now-not compared to the

He only cared about what had

thick, jet-black hair. It was glossy and full. Where other women complained of postpartum hair loss, Eve never had to worry. Even

So how...?

Jenkins, Eve's hair..." he

at him. Last night, he had risked everything to save her and Eve. She knew now-Charles's feelings for Eve were genuine. He truly wanted

was

regret, for Eve, were nothing but a

couldn't forgive him. She had never

She couldn't avenge Charlie. Overnight, her hair turned

suspected as much when he saw the gray, but now, hearing it confirmed, his eyes filled with

heart felt as if it might

he would have given anything to pull Evelyn

he could

before Charlie was born...

twisted with pain, but she steeled herself. Better a short pain

went on, Eve

herself to go on, her

Charlie died? Do you understand why

feel what Charlie's death meant to Eve,

hurt you caused Eve runs too deep. You don't have the right to

time, Josephine didn't rage. She spoke in the calmest possible tone, but every

syllable drove straight into

even remember how he