The Day Our Promise Breaks (Charles and Evelyn) novel Chapter 224

Hearing Rosa's words finally shattered the emotional dam Evelyn had been holding back for so long. Tears poured out like a flood.

"Rosa, I’m seething with hatred! I wish I could tear Dahlia apart and scatter her ashes to the wind!" Evelyn cried out, every word dripping with anguish. "How could she be so cruel and heartlessly take Charlie's life!"

"Charlie was only five... and Dahlia's a mother too... How could she do such a thing?!"

Evelyn's voice trembled with each tear-streaked word. Her hatred for Dahlia was all-consuming. From the moment John revealed the truth, hatred had poisoned her heart. Last night, Dahlia had gone to Charlie’s grave again and used black animal blood and charms to curse Charlie to eternal unrest. Evelyn's hatred for Dahlia had obliterated any sense of reason.

It drove Evelyn to a desperate desire for revenge!

Rosa's eyes welled up as she listened, her tears mirroring Evelyn's. Her heart ached for Evelyn, who had endured so much pain.

Evelyn had no family, and she yearned deeply for the warmth of familial love. Mrs. Jenkins had adopted and cherished her, filling some of that void. But after Mrs. Jenkins passed away, Evelyn was alone once more.

Charlie was her own flesh and blood, the only family she had. She loved Charlie with every fiber of her being. Losing Charlie felt like being torn apart. Her heart was in pieces.

After all, she was old, with one foot in the grave. As for her misguided, hopeless grandson Charles, he was no longer worthy of being with Evelyn. He had mistreated Evelyn and Charlie for five years, and now, even after Charlie's death, he remained oblivious. Rosa was waiting for the moment when he realized Charlie was gone, and regret consumed him.

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Evelyn leaned into Rosa’s arms, letting her tears flow freely. She cried for what felt like an eternity until her emotions began to settle. Rosa looked at Evelyn’s red and swollen eyes, gently wiped the tears from her face and said hoarsely, “Eve, bring me my phone!”

She was going to call Charles herself, bring him over, and tell him the truth about Charlie’s death at Dahlia's hands.