The Day Our Promise Breaks

Chapter 559

She didn't realize the country she was heading to wasn't her dream destination at all.

It was somewhere far worse.

A place that could only be described as hell on earth.

Evelyn heard the news: Dahlia had arranged her own passage, and her destination was the notorious northern border.

Images flashed through Evelyn's mind-news stories and documentaries about what happened to people who fell for those kinds of traps. The horrors they endured.

Evelyn's expression softened considerably.

"This won't come back to bite you, will it?"

Brooks quickly reassured her. "No, she found those people on her own. It has nothing to do with me."

He shared the same thoughts as Charles: for all the harm Dahlia had done, a quick end would be too easy. They wanted her to suffer, to truly regret every choice she'd made.

Even if she was caught and brought back, her so-called mental illness would keep her out of prison. The justice system here just didn't have a way to deal with people like her.

But a place like that? That was fitting punishment for someone like Dahlia.

Only then did Evelyn feel relieved.

Brooks, remembering the fire last night, thought of Charles. He turned to Evelyn, his tone gentle. "Evelyn, Charles is at this hospital too. Would you like me to go with you to see him?"

arrived in time-if he hadn't rushed in without hesitation, putting his own life on

Charles for that. Because of him, Evelyn and Mrs. Josephine were

she could answer, Josephine spoke up. "Charles stopped by earlier. Eve's

after watching Evelyn finally take a step forward

knew her niece all

about Charlie far

for Charlie's death. But she had once loved him

Charles would sit beside her, massaging her hands, speaking softly of their

every word of Charles's remorse, it was clear just how much Evelyn had

she'd tucked deep inside her

wouldn't let herself love

she found out that Charles had risked his own life to save her and Josephine, Josephine feared

something

would soften, that those feelings would Come

grief over Charlie's death

find herself helplessly falling for Charles all

bring her

bear to see that

didn't know, and instead stayed

...

fall at

he decided

came back with the discharge papers, and the three of