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

something had happened,

inside, Aiden almost regretted his

choice-he hurried to assist Evelyn. With

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

furious for a moment

she couldn't bring herself to quarrel with

bathroom, turned on the

bring Charles's temperature down the old-fashioned

fever this high, she didn't

could do was

she could live

storm

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

be sure Charles even heard

Aiden left as quietly as he'd come when Evelyn

bring Charles's fever

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

give her medicine, but no one ever stayed to

fell ill, she had to tough it

after she joined the Jenkins family did she learn what

for.

time she

day after she'd

basement. Shock and cold

to a dangerous 105

what they tried, her

Charles who sat