The Day Our Promise Breaks

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."

words hit Charles like a punch to the gut. His vision swam with pain and fury. It was real. The

of the doctor's

away, eyes red-rimmed, he looked at Evelyn and choked out, "Eve, how could you be so cruel to

can to make it up to you and Charlie. Why can't you give me one more chance?

chest heaved with

the right to be a

gaze at Evelyn was sharp with

her

knew he

happened was because of his own

you don't deserve

Evelyn didn't even flinch.

was nothing left-no path except to become strangers,

not fit to

every mistake comes with a

wounds are too deep

forget or forgive what you

now, not

time

remember it

swho

over

I hate you more

ever go back to

turned to Charles. "If you really want to make things right, Charles, let her