The Day Our Promise Breaks

Evelyn stared at the pills in her palm.

Charles's words-uttered in one of his desperate moments-flashed through her mind.

If they had another child, Charlie, who had loved her so much, would surely come back to her.

Thinking of Charlie, Evelyn's hand unconsciously drifted to her lower abdomen.

Would she?

Would Charlie really choose to come back as her daughter?

Evelyn hesitated, because she loved Charlie deeply. In her heart, she desperately wished for Charlie to return.

But...

She quickly snapped herself out of it.

What was she thinking?

She had already made a mistake eight years ago.

She couldn't afford to make it again.

Charles didn't deserve it.

Without further hesitation, Evelyn popped the emergency contraceptive into her mouth.

She hadn't taken it in time, and afraid it wouldn't work, she took a second pill just to be sure.

As she swallowed the second pill, Evelyn's eyes stung with tears.

She knew wishing for Charlie to come back was just a foolish superstition.

But still, she couldn't stop herself from hoping.

Not far away, Charles watched her take the pills, one after another.

He wanted to stop her.

But in the end, he sat motionless in his car.

He understood exactly what Evelyn's actions meant.

Her hesitation meant she wanted Charlie to come back.

Her decisiveness-the way she swallowed two pills in a row-meant she wanted

to leave no chance for mistakes. She wanted nothing more to do with him.

She didn't trust him.

She didn't believe he could ever be a good father.

She hadn't even considered forgiving him.

She really was done with him.

After taking the pills, Evelyn sat alone for a long time.

When her emotions finally steadied, she pulled out her phone and found Brooks' number.

She dialed.

The call barely rang once before it was answered.

Brooks had been waiting by his phone for hours.

He hadn't dared to call her first.

When he

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taken Evelyn away, his first instinct to go after them.

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He'd hoped Charles would do the right thing and bring Evelyn to the hospital.

But Aaron had told him the drug he'd given Evelyn couldn't be neutralized at a hospital.

By the time Brooks found out where Charles was staying, it was already too late.

He'd grabbed Aaron by the collar and landed blow after blow.

Aaron knew he'd messed up, even if he'd meant well.

He didn't fight back, just let Brooks hit him.

It took two other friends to pull Brooks away.

Brooks drank heavily that night.

But the more he tried to drown his pain, the more awake he felt.

He sat alone in his private suite at the club, his heart twisting in agony.

Brooks had never felt time crawl so slowly.

Day and night blurred together.

He wanted to call Evelyn again and again, but he was afraid she was still with Charles-afraid of making

things even more awkward and painful for her.

So he waited, torn and tormented.

Until Evelyn finally called him.

The moment he picked up, Brooks apologized before she could speak. "Evely I'm so sorry. I didn't know Aaron would drug you. I should have protected you... I'm sorry."

Aaron might have acted on his own, but he'd done it for Brooks.

It didn't matter that it wasn't his idea Brooks still felt responsible.noveldrama

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Evelyn remembered the drink Aaron had given her last night.

She hadn't understood why Brooks' friend would drug her, but she'd never suspected Brooks.

She knew it couldn't have been him.

He would never hurt her that way.

Even though it was Brooks' friend, Evelyn couldn't bring herself to blame Brooks.

Still, she had no intention of hiding what happened last night. "Brooks, last night, I... with Charles..."

Her past with Charles was just that—the past.

But now she was Brooks' girlfriend.....

And last night, she'd been with Charles again.

She wanted to know what Brooks thought.

Whether he still wanted to be with her.

"Evelyn, can you forgive me?"

Brooks cut her off gently.

He knew last night hadn't been what Evelyn wanted.