The Day Our Promise Breaks

Before Charles could finish his sentence, Evelyn's anger flared up, and she couldn't hold back. She raised her hand, and—

"Smack!\"

A stinging slap landed on his cheek.

Shaking with fury, her eyes blazing, she glared at Charles and burst out, \"Charles, do you even hear yourself? What does Charlie really mean to you?\"

The more Evelyn thought about it, the more her anger surged. She raised her hand again, ready to strike Charles's face!

How could he say something so heartless!

To him, Charlie's death seemed like just an excuse to have another child!noveldrama

What did Charlie mean to him?

"Eve, that's not what I meant!\"

Charles got where Evelyn was coming from. He didn't stop her from hitting him, letting her release her anger while he tried to explain, \"I didn't want another child to replace Charlie.\"

\"I just thought, maybe if we had another child, Charlie could come back to us, reborn as our daughter again!\"

Charles had never believed in spirits or the supernatural!

But for the first time, because of Charlie, he found himself hoping they were real!

Just as he had wished at Charlie's grave, he longed for her to come back as his daughter in another life, so he could make things right.

If spirits and reincarnation were real, then maybe...

If he and Evelyn had another child.

Charlie loved them so much, maybe she could be reborn and come back to Evelyn as their child again.

Hearing this, Evelyn's hand froze mid-air.

She stood there, stunned.

Charles's words echoed in her mind: Charlie could come back and be her daughter again.

Her hand instinctively moved to her stomach.

Her fingers trembled visibly.

Seeing this, Charles's eyes filled with tears, his voice rough, \"Eve, don't you want Charlie to come back?\"

"Don't you want Charlie back?\"

That question tugged at Evelyn's heart!

Of course, she wanted that.

How could she not?

But...

This wasn't the way!

Charles didn't deserve it!

Evelyn snapped out of it, pushing Charles away.

Her eyes were icy as she said,

what right do you have to

Charlie to be your daughter ? Do you deserve it?

\"Listen closely, even if Charlie were back, you would never be

to her! Let go of that ideal

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Charles wanting another child was just his way of shifting his guilt for Charlie onto someone else.

His guilt for Charlie was eating him up inside, with nowhere to go.

In truth, he was selfishly trying to ease his own pain.

\"No! Charlie loved me too much, her father could only be me!\"

Charles grabbed Evelyn's shoulders again, pulling her close.

\"Eve, I know I owe Charlie so much, but if she could come back, I'd make it right.\"

"Evelyn, give me another chance, let's have another child?\"

He truly wanted Charlie back.

He owed her so much.

Just one more chance.

This time, he promised no harm would come to Charlie.

He would treasure her like the most precious thing!

\"Charles, let me go, don't touch me!\"

Evelyn's body recoiled with disgust.

His touch made her shiver in revulsion.

She fought against him, but Charles held her tight.

In his mind, having another child was the only way for Charlie to return to them.

\"Eve, give us and Charlie another chance...\"

For the first time, Charles found himself pleading with Evelyn.

But Evelyn's face grew even paler.

"Get out! Charles, just get out!\"

As she teetered on the edge of breaking down, a soothing voice called out,

\"Evelyn!\"

It was Brooks.

Evelyn's head shot up.

Seeing Brooks, tears glimmered in her eyes.

Brooks's heart twisted painfully at the sight.

He had just left Evelyn's side, barely gone traffic light, when he

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