The Day Our Promise Breaks

Chapter 568

Evelyn's face changed in an instant.

Before their lips could meet, she swiftly turned her head away, dodging Charles's kiss.

That burning touch fell instead on her cheek, and the man's voice husky, full of feeling-brushed her ear. "Eve..."

But Evelyn didn't let herself drown in the emotions Charles revealed in his fevered state. Her first instinct was to resist.

Yet she remembered the injuries she'd seen when she changed his clothes just moments ago.

Evelyn forced herself to swallow her anger, lowering her voice to a cold command by his ear. "Charles, let go."

Charles's mind was foggy with fever, his actions guided entirely by instinct.

He could barely hear Evelyn's words, unsure if this was real or just another dream.

In reality, he knew he had to let go of Evelyn.

But deep down, he didn't want to.

He'd made up his mind about her when he was ten years old. If he hadn't been forced, how could he ever bear to let her go?

With his willpower at its weakest from illness, reason slipped away, and only the voice of his heart remained.

So, when Evelyn spoke, not only did Charles not let go, he instinctively tightened his hold.

Evelyn's face darkened further.

She couldn't struggle free for fear of aggravating Charles's wounds, but she refused to just let him hold her like this.

"Aiden."

called for Aiden, who was

had happened, Aiden rushed in

inside, Aiden almost regretted

had no choice-he hurried to assist Evelyn. With

Aiden quickly tried to explain for Charles. "Ms. Evelyn, Mr. Jenkins didn't mean it. He's not himself right now-it's

had really been furious for a moment

bring herself to quarrel

the bathroom, turned on the cold water, and

temperature

this high, she didn't

do was

she could live with

storm out, Aiden

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attention to them, and bent down to whisper in Charles's ear, "Mr. Jenkins, if you don't want

be sure Charles even heard

a quick warning, Aiden left as quietly as he'd come when Evelyn

to bring Charles's fever

in her own childhood,

the orphanage, the director would give her medicine, but no one ever stayed to

had

Jenkins family did

for.

first time she got sick

day after she'd

basement. Shock and cold

her temperature to a dangerous

matter what they tried, her

was Charles who sat