The Day Our Promise Breaks -
Chapter 630
Chapter 630
The clear, puzzled voice of the little girl hit Charles like a bucket of ice water, pouring straight down and freezing him to the core. In a heartbeat, the shy, burning hope he'd clung to was snuffed out, leaving nothing but cold, empty ashes.
Charlie looked at Eve with the exact same expression she gave him—a blank, unwavering unfamiliarity that made his heart sink.
That total, soul-crushing sense of being strangers.
She'd wiped Eve from her memory as thoroughly as she had Charles.
Even with her birth mother standing right in front of her, not a single flicker of recognition crossed her face.
Luna's chest tightened, but she wasn't ready to give up yet. She pointed directly at Evelyn, her voice coaxing, "Aurora, look again. That lady in the beige dress... are you sure you don't know her?"
The word "lady" was a spark to dry kindling.
The memory of Charles trying to take her away from her mom crashed over Charlie, dark and overwhelming.
Luna's probing just made things worse-suddenly, to the sensitive little girl, this was another "bad person" trying to pull her away from Mommy.
Fear and resistance surged up before she could even think.
Charlie's sweet face twisted in an instant, replaced by sharp rejection and panic. Her small body went rigid.
She shot up from her chair so quickly that she knocked over the delicate plate holding her cake.
Crash!
The sharp, jarring sound sliced through the room.
Shards of porcelain skittered across the floor, cream and cake splattering everywhere.
The sudden noise was like a stone dropped into a silent pond, instantly drawing Evelyn's attention from her conversation at the other table.
She turned automatically toward the commotion.
Charles's heart jumped into his throat. He moved to block Evelyn's view of Charlie, but he was too slow.
At first, Evelyn's eyes only swept across the room, but when that little face-the one etched into her soul and haunting her dreams-jumped into view, everything stopped.
Before Evelyn could rush over, Charles was there in just a few long strides. He pulled her into his arms, holding her tightly. "Eve, just listen-let me explain. Charlie, she "
Charlie had already seen Eve, thanks to Luna's prompting.
But she didn't recognize her.
Charles was terrified that Eve's presence would scare Charlie, or that Charlie's reaction would shatter Eve.
But how could Evelyn possibly keep
calm, with her daughter-the
daughter she thought lost-right there in front of her?
"Charles, let me go!" Evelyn snapped, her eyes rimmed red as she glared at him,
anger blazing in her gaze.
She lowered her voice, not wanting to frighten Charlie.
"Eve..."
"Let go!" Evelyn fought to break free.
Charles
Ouldn't budge, using his
height and strength to drag her.
explain once they were owl.net away hoping to calm her dowel
Pand of sight.
But there was no way she could overpower him.
Unable to escape, Evelyn was half pulled, half carried toward the exit.
"Charles!" she cried, twisting in his
grip before sinking her teeth into his chest through the thin fabric of his shirt-hard enough to draw blood. !
Charles barely reacted.
He just held her tighter.
He knew that if they weren't ready for this, any confrontation would only make things worse for both Eve and Charlie. !
Across the room, Luna's eyes went cold as she watched Charles ruin her plans.
If Evelyn was taken away and couldn't be pushed to the edge, she'd be able to
compete as usual.
Luna couldn't let that woman have a moment in the spotlight.
She didn't deserve it.
She'd use the one thing Evelyn cared about most-her precious daughter-to ruin her once and for all. !
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