The Day Our Promise Breaks (Charles and Evelyn) novel Chapter 243

"If I hadn’t called you, you wouldn’t have missed meeting up with Charlie. She wouldn’t have been waiting alone at the amusement park for so long, and her condition wouldn’t have worsened... and eventually..."

Dahlia was crying her heart out, seemingly as unable to accept the reality as he was. Charles felt a pang of heartache, too.

He knew Dahlia shared the same guilt he had about what happened at the amusement park.

"You were worried about Sandy, too."

It wasn’t Dahlia’s fault. She didn’t know Charlie was sick. She certainly didn’t know Charlie was waiting for him at the park for so long.

Charles gently patted Dahlia, trying to comfort her. She leaned into his embrace, crying even harder.

"But I really feel so guilty... That was Charlie... your daughter... I honestly wanted to treat her as my own."

She was crying, but her face, buried in Charles' chest, showed no real sadness. In fact, there was a glimmer of satisfaction.

That day, she had called Charles on purpose. Even when poor Charlie was rushed into surgery after vomiting blood. Dahlia knew Evelyn was desperately calling Charles after discovering the kidney donor was taken.

At that time, Charles was at the same hospital, comforting Sandy. He had no clue that while he was soothing Sandy, his daughter was fighting for her life in the operating room.

Dahlia had silenced Charles’ phone, claiming Sandy needed quiet to rest. There was no way she would let Evelyn contact Charles.

When Evelyn called, Dahlia saw it. She deliberately blocked his phone, letting Evelyn’s repeated calls go unanswered and making her feel the depths of despair until, finally, the calls stopped.

Dahlia guessed that poor Charlie probably didn’t survive the surgery. She didn’t delete Evelyn’s missed calls; she knew Charles wouldn’t notice them.

Later, Dahlia used the pretext of getting medicine for Sandy to go and see Evelyn’s breakdown herself. Watching Evelyn suffer brought her joy.

She hated Evelyn and her daughter even more. If not for Evelyn, she would’ve secured her place a long time ago. If not for Charlie, Rosa wouldn’t have forced her to leave. It was all Charlie and Evelyn’s fault.

After returning home, Charlie and Evelyn still dared to hold onto what was hers. Were they looking for trouble?

"You said it yourself. Charlie was a good girl; she wouldn’t blame you."

Seeing Dahlia genuinely upset, Charles tried to comfort her again.