Chapter 609

"That's not true. You're lying. You love children-you'd never have the heart to go through with this!"

Charles just couldn't believe it.

He refused to accept that Evelyn could be so ruthless.

She had to be making this up.

...

Just then, the doctor who'd performed Evelyn's surgery stepped out of the operating room.

He spotted Evelyn and started walking over, probably to remind her to take it easy.

But Charles intercepted him, gripping the doctor's shoulder.

"Tell me the truth-Eve didn't actually have the abortion, did she? My baby is still alive, right?"

Seeing Charles suddenly lose it and interrogate the doctor, Evelyn clung tighter to Adam's arm without even realizing it.

Adam gave her hand a reassuring squeeze, silently telling her it was okay, she could relax.

Then Adam stepped between Charles and the doctor, his voice ice-cold. "Charles, let go. Harassing the staff and lying to yourself-what good does that do anyone?"

But Charles wouldn't back down.

He stared the doctor down, desperate for any scrap of hope.

"Mr. Jenkins, I'm sorry," the doctor said quietly, "but by the time the director called, the procedure was already underway."

"The baby... is gone."

pain and fury. It was real. The baby was gone. The grief inside

go of

eyes red-rimmed, he looked at Evelyn and choked

everything I can to make it up to you and Charlie. Why can't you give me one more chance? Why can't we just start

chest heaved with

to be a father-again-it

gaze at Evelyn was

to hate her

he knew he had no

was because of his

don't deserve

Evelyn didn't even flinch.

was nothing left-no

you're not fit to be a

every mistake comes with a

deep for an

or forgive what

now, not

time

I remember

swho

over

is pure torment. I hate you more

would I ever go back

and turned to Charles. "If you really want to make things right, Charles, let her go. Stop dragging her back into your mess. Leaving her

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