The Day Our Promise Breaks

Chapter 565

Evelyn's pupils trembled visibly as she heard that it was Charles who had saved her and her mother that night.

The memory of that night's fire—the ferocity of the flames-remained vivid in her

mind.

Rushing into the blaze without protective gear, without so much as a fire extinguisher, just to save her and her mother... That kind of devotion was overwhelming.

If he didn't care deeply, how could he have risked his life for her and her mother?

It was precisely because she understood this that, back when she believed it was Brooks who'd rescued them, she'd been so moved.

A man who was so good to her, who was willing to risk everything for her-what reason did she have to turn him away?

But now, Brooks had told her the truth.

It wasn't him who'd saved her and her mother-it was Charles.

The man who had risked his life for them was Charles.

...

"His leg wasn't just accidentally injured," Brooks continued quietly. "That night, during the rescue, something went wrong."

"When things took a turn, he pushed you toward me, told me to get you out. He stayed behind in the fire."

"His left leg was severely burned as a result. He's been in the hospital for over a month now, but things aren't looking good. There's a real chance he might lose the leg..."

Brooks didn't hide anything.

He laid out everything he'd discovered for Evelyn.

He had no reason to hold back-telling her all of this would gain him nothing. But he told her anyway.

The words "might lose the leg" sent a wave of turmoil crashing through Evelyn's heart. Her hands, resting at her sides, clenched tightly.

"Evelyn," Brooks said softly, taking her hand in his, eyes brimming with emotion.

if I had been, I would have run into that fire for you, too. Without a

everything didn't mean

was no less

risk his life just as

a step too

lifted her gaze to

the worry

and pulled him

anything-but that hug, in

widened in shock-then, a wave of

his arms, holding her as if he could merge

his strength, as if he

listening to the frantic beat of his heart, Evelyn felt the

Brooks loved her

and Charles had become impossible ever since Charlie

loved Charles, he hadn't loved

Charles finally loved her, she could no longer

each other, but never at

At the Hospital

made it halfway before slipping into

pedal and rushed

already

they whisked him

supposed to be out of bed for long periods,

This was reckless.

for over the past month

the doctors on the team grew

could possibly

only dared to

one actually

doctors

injury had

The wound was infected.