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."

for Aiden, who was waiting outside the hospital

happened,

Aiden

hurried to assist Evelyn. With

explain for Charles. "Ms. Evelyn, Mr. Jenkins didn't mean it. He's

had really been furious for

she couldn't bring herself to quarrel with someone

she walked into the bathroom, turned on the cold water, and

Charles's temperature down the old-fashioned

she didn't even know if

she could do was try her

she could

that Evelyn didn't storm

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bent down to whisper in

sure Charles even

warning, Aiden left as quietly as he'd come when

worked to bring Charles's

knew to do this because, in her

director would give her medicine, but no one ever stayed

ill, she had to tough it out

she joined the Jenkins family did she

for.

she got

day after she'd been

Shock and cold

her temperature to

tried, her fever

who sat by her