The Day Our Promise Breaks (Charles and Evelyn) novel Chapter 199

"I know you care so much for Charlie. Are you upset with me because I broke my promise to Charlie on her birthday, leaving her heartbroken?"

Since the day Charles saw Charlie's drawing of the amusement park, he'd been kicking himself for letting her down. But...

"Eve, I swear I didn't mean to bail on Charlie that day. I was already on my way to the amusement park."

"But Sandy suddenly fell ill and had to be rushed to the hospital. It was a real emergency, and that's why I couldn't be there for Charlie."

"Sandy's all better now, and this kind of thing won't happen again. I promise I'll never put Charlie second to Sandy again."

Charles held out the cup he'd painstakingly put back together, trying to show he was sincere. He really wanted to make things right with Charlie and was doing his best to explain to Evelyn, hoping she'd cool down and bring Charlie back home.

What he didn't get was that his words were just making things worse for Evelyn, like rubbing salt in her wounds. Her eyes locked onto the cup in his hand, and suddenly, she reached for it.

Charles thought maybe he'd reached her, so he let her take it. He'd been up all night working on it. His voice was hoarse. "I spent the whole night on this... Tell Charlie I really like it."

"Crash—"

Before Charles could finish, Evelyn hurled the cup against the wall, her eyes blazing, "Charles, you don't deserve it!"

The cup he'd spent all night fixing was shattered again in seconds, and pieces were scattered everywhere. Charles just stood there, stunned. Evelyn didn't even look back at him as she walked away.

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After her spiritual retreat, Rosa didn't head straight back to the Jenkins family home. Instead, she asked the driver to take her to the cemetery. Today marked the anniversary of her dear friend's passing.