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.

just couldn't do

out, white and strained. He stared

No love, not even pity, in her eyes. She watched

was agony-death by a thousand

pulled himself together quickly, swallowing

calm. "It's late. You need some

let go of the seat and, with gentle hands, buckled

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

changed into her pajamas, and crawled into bed. Sleep claimed

though, couldn't

study, chain-smoking, the room filling up with the bitter scent. Nothing dulled the ache inside him. All he could

more than once she didn't love him anymore. He'd

How could a love so

how much she cared about Brooks. He heard her, cold and certain, say again that her love for him was gone. That all he

Still, he loved her.