The Day Our Promise Breaks (Charles and Evelyn) novel Chapter 449

"Charles, have you got any humanity left in you?" Evelyn shouted, her voice brimming with fury.

In that moment, she wished she could tear him to pieces. Was Sandy really that important to him? So important that he could just ignore everything else?

Evelyn moved with such speed that Charles, caught off guard with Sandy in one arm and a bowl in the other, couldn’t stop her in time. He could only watch as the scalding soup flew towards them. Instinct took over, and he leaned forward, wrapping Sandy protectively in his arms. The hot soup splashed all over his back and arm.

His shirt sleeves were rolled up, leaving his forearm exposed to the burning liquid, turning it an angry red. But Charles didn't even flinch for himself. His first concern was Sandy, checking her over with anxious eyes. "Sandy, are you alright? Did you get burned?"

"Daddy, I'm okay," Sandy replied, her little face pale with fear, pulling at Charles's heartstrings even more. Despite her fright, she noticed his injury right away. "Does it hurt, Daddy?"

Sandy started crying harder, tears running down her cheeks as she tried to blow on Charles’s burn to ease the pain. "Daddy's fine," Charles assured her softly, patting her head with a smile.

Then he turned to Evelyn, his gaze sharp with reproach. "Eve, don’t you see how much pain Sandy is already in? What are you doing?"

Evelyn’s heart was a whirlwind of resentment over Charles's obvious favoritism towards Sandy. Even after two years, it still stoked a fire within her. It always brought back memories of the injustices Charlie faced under Charles's care. He could see Sandy's suffering, but did he ever think about Charlie going through the same? When Charlie was hospitalized, yearning for his presence, what did he do? He told Charlie to stop acting crazy!