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

happened, Aiden

inside, Aiden

hurried to assist Evelyn. With Aiden's help, Evelyn managed

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

really been furious for

herself to quarrel

into the bathroom, turned on the cold water, and

temperature down the old-fashioned

high, she didn't even

do was

could live with

that Evelyn didn't storm out,

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whisper in Charles's

couldn't be sure Charles even

left as quietly as he'd come when

bring Charles's

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

director would give her medicine, but

she had

joined the Jenkins family did she learn

for.

first time she got sick

after she'd been

Shock and

her temperature to a dangerous

tried, her

was Charles who sat by her bedside,