The Day Our Promise Breaks

Chapter 605

She was doing it on purpose.

Ignoring the pain in Charles's eyes-pain so fierce it nearly spilled over-she pressed on, her words merciless.

"Charles, I did love you once. But nobody stays stuck in the same place forever."

She'd loved him recklessly, like a moth drawn to the flame. She'd given him everything. For a while, he was her whole world.

But...

"My love for you died the day Charlie left us."

"Charles, I've told you more than once-I don't love you anymore. I stopped loving you a long time ago. All that's left for you in my heart is resentment."

"I'll never forgive you for what happened to Charlie."

"There's nothing left between us. The more you cling, the more I can't stand you."

Evelyn's voice was cold and sharp, every word meant to cut. She was pushing Charles to let go.

Charlie's death had left a wound she couldn't heal, and she blamed Charles for it. There was no way she could pretend nothing happened, no way she could keep living with him like everything was fine.

couldn't

the seat, tightened until his knuckles stood out, white and strained. He stared at Evelyn, desperate to find even a hint of a lie

eyes. She watched him break, but her heart didn't

agony-death by

pulled himself together

his voice sounded calm. "It's

seat and, with

She'd said everything she needed to say. If Charles was going to let go, he'd do it now and spare her another month of

But it was obvious.

He wasn't letting go.

what she said, it

...

tired. She'd nearly nodded

they got back to Oakwood Manor, she went upstairs, changed into her pajamas, and crawled into

couldn't

the study, chain-smoking, the room filling up with the bitter scent. Nothing dulled the ache inside him. All he could hear were Evelyn's words, echoing

once she didn't love him anymore. He'd never

her. How could a love so

her, cold and certain, say again that her love for him was gone. That

Still, he loved her.