The Day Our Promise Breaks

Chapter 557

At that moment, she couldn't hold it in any longer. Overwhelmed, Evelyn slipped

into the kitchen, tears streaming down her face.

Charlie came looking for her.

He saw her crying.

"Mom, why are you crying?" he asked, his little voice full of concern.

Not wanting to shatter Charles's image in Charlie's heart, she forced herself to lie. "Mommy just accidentally pinched her hand, that's all."

Charlie believed her without question. He carefully took her hand in his, his brow furrowed with worry. "Here, Mommy, let me kiss it better. Then it won't hurt

anymore."

It was their special way-Evelyn and Charlie's-of showing they cared for each other.

Now, Evelyn found herself using the same gesture with Brooks.

"Mr. Brooks, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you. Are you okay?" she asked, her voice gentle as she hovered beside him.

The nurse, startled, snapped out of her daze, flustered as she realized she'd been slow to react. Dealing with important people always made her nervous-one wrong move and she could get into serious trouble.

It's not your fault," Brooks replied to the nurse, but his eyes never left Evelyn. His gaze was intense, filled with

at him with such concern made Brooks feel as if his heart

his arm was nothing compared to

one

what she had been doing-blowing softly on his wound the way she'd comforted Charlie. She froze, straightened up,

warm, his eyes running over her, concern etched in

replied

arm, worry clouding her features. "Is it serious?

burns could sometimes lead to amputation

clean, and avoid infection, there shouldn't be any lasting damage," the

a quiet sigh

excused herself, leaving the

for Brooks's hospital gown, helping him slip his good

he watched her. This side of Evelyn -so caring,

his, his gaze locking with hers, his voice low and hopeful. "Eve do

way she'd looked at him just now was something

seemed to hesitate, her lips pressing

this time, she didn't run

Brooks's deep, yearning eyes and gave the faintest,

his voice trembling with excitement. In that instant

his arms, his

tightly around her.