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.

wasn't the one who got there first that night, I want you to know: if I had been, I would have run into that fire for you,

mean Brooks was giving

for Evelyn was no less

he'd risk his life just as

only been a step too

lifted her gaze to

worry in

out and pulled

didn't say anything-but that hug, in itself, was

widened in shock-then, a wave of joy crashed

her as

with all his strength, as

listening to the frantic beat of his heart, Evelyn

Brooks loved

she and Charles had become impossible ever

Charles, he hadn't loved

finally loved her, she could no longer

each other, but never at the same

At the Hospital

made it halfway before

pedal and

medical team was already waiting

arrived, they whisked him into the

out of bed for long periods, let

This was reckless.

the past month

the doctors on the team grew darker by the

could possibly matter more than

only dared to grumble

actually voiced

doctors tended to Charles's ravaged

injury had grown

The wound was infected.