The Day Our Promise Breaks (Charles and Evelyn) novel Chapter 473

The driver kept his cool and didn’t engage with Dahlia during the ride. After her nasty remarks, he bit his tongue and concentrated on steering the car towards the lively shopping district.

Dahlia noticed how he caved in so easily after just a few harsh words. She shot him a scornful look. “Spineless loser!” she sneered. People like him, she thought, were born to be stepped on, lacking even the basic courage to stand up for themselves. The driver caught the disdain in her eyes but stayed quiet, driving smoothly as if nothing happened.

Dahlia laughed to herself, tilting her chin up a bit, gazing out the window. The frustration she had pent up during her forty-eight-hour detention began to ease. Before long, they pulled up to the bustling shopping district. It was the weekend, and the place was packed.

The driver parked in the thick of the crowd. Dahlia scanned her phone to pay, swung open the door, and got out. As she settled into her wheelchair and started rolling towards the entrance, the driver suddenly yelled out to the crowd, “Hey, everyone! It’s Dahlia, that heartless witch!”

His words hit like a thunderclap, sending shockwaves through the crowd. Dahlia had become quite the infamous figure recently. For the past two years, she had enjoyed a modest online following due to her connection with Charles. But now, it was for all the wrong reasons. A conversation between her and Evelyn had leaked online, shooting straight to the top of the trending topics.

Initially, someone had paid to push it up the ranks. But as the buzz grew, it stayed at the top all on its own. Dahlia’s ruthless behavior and arrogant attitude had sparked widespread outrage. Her public image crashed and burned. Her account, which had quietly amassed millions of followers by showing off her relationship with Charles, lost more than half in just two days. The remaining followers were mostly fake accounts she had purchased.

The driver's shout turned all heads towards her. Recognition dawned on the crowd. “You vile woman!” someone yelled. “Adam worked his fingers to the bone, and you wrecked it all without a shred of remorse. You don’t deserve to be walking this earth!”

A teammate’s mom, fresh from grocery shopping, spotted Dahlia. Thoughts of Adam spurred her to action, and she lobbed an egg she just bought right at Dahlia’s head. Dahlia didn’t dodge quickly enough, and the egg smashed against her.

As long as Charles no longer sided with Dahlia, her daughter Eve wouldn’t have to suffer anymore. When the time came, and they had solid evidence, Dahlia would face the music for her misdeeds. Josephine eagerly awaited that day.

Meanwhile, Evelyn’s phone buzzed with the news of the trending topic. She knew it was Charles who leaked the recording. But she also knew that without his interference, she would have made it public long ago. Inside, she felt nothing but calm.

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Dahlia made her way back to Greenrose in a disheveled state, rushing straight to the bathroom to clean herself up.