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."

who was waiting outside the hospital

something had happened,

Aiden almost regretted his

he had no choice-he hurried to assist Evelyn. With Aiden's

what just happened, Aiden quickly tried to explain for Charles. "Ms. Evelyn, Mr. Jenkins didn't mean

had really been furious for a moment

to quarrel with someone half-delirious

turned

bring Charles's temperature down the

a fever this high, she didn't even know if

she could do was

could live

storm

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her, saw she wasn't paying attention to them, and bent down to whisper in Charles's ear, "Mr. Jenkins, if you don't want Ms. Evelyn to leave for good,

be sure Charles

as quietly

to bring Charles's

do this because, in her own childhood, she'd often

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

she fell ill, she had to tough it out

Jenkins family did she learn what

for.

first time she got

she'd been

basement. Shock

to

matter what they tried,

was Charles who sat by her bedside, patiently cooling her