The Day Our Promise Breaks

Dahlia barely noticed the cold vibe coming off Charles. She locked eyes with him, bracing herself on the wheelchair's armrests, and flung herself toward him without a second thought. "Charles, please, save Sandy..."

Charles was taken aback by her sudden leap and didn't have the time to catch her. She landed with a thud, kneeling at the foot of Josephine's hospital bed. "Dahlia!" Charles finally snapped back to reality, rushing over to help her up.

Dahlia clung to him, her face streaked with tears, filled with desperation and sorrow. "Charles, save Sandy, I'm begging you."

As her words sank in, Charles's face changed. He understood Sandy was in trouble. He gently lifted Dahlia from the floor and placed her back in her wheelchair, his voice filled with concern, "What happened to Sandy?"

Dahlia held onto him tightly, her sobs making it hard to talk. "Sandy... her kidney's rejecting the transplant... The doctor said it's serious."

"She's terrified, crying, and wants to see you... I called, but you didn't pick up!"

"Charles, I know Evelyn doesn't want me around, and I shouldn't have come, but I didn't know where else to turn."

"My heart breaks for Sandy. Watching her cry is tearing me apart. I can't lose her, I had to come to you."

"You promised never to abandon us. You'll always be Sandy's dad. Charles, please, go see her. She really wants to see you; I'm begging you."

The mention of Sandy's transplant rejection made Charles's expression darken. Sandy had been doing so well, and she was taking her anti-rejection meds. How

could this happen?

"Where's Sandy?"

Without a second thought, Charles started pushing Dahlia's wheelchair, heading to see Sandy. He truly loved his daughter.

Meanwhile, Josephine was doing her best to keep her emotions in check. But as soon as she saw Charles ready to leave with Dahlia, she called out sharply, "Charles, stop right there!" swnovel

Charles halted at the door, his heart pounding. He stopped despite his urgency.

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his top priority. But now, with Josephine just out of surgery, he was worried about upsetting her. If anything happened, Evelyn would

never forgive him.

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So, he paused.

Sitting in the wheelchair, panic flickered in Dahlia's eyes. Her hands gripped the armrests tightly. Ever since she knew the woman had woken up, she'd been planning her next move.

She recognized her. Once she woke up, she'd surely tell Charles everything.

Dahlia had tried to lure Charles away with a call but couldn't get through. After her initial panic, she calmed down.

Her trump card, besides Debbie, was Sandy. Charles truly cared for Sandy. This crisis was the perfect

chance not only would it keep、 Charles from connecting the dots about Wesley's earlier change of heart, but it would also ensure he was distracted. swnovel

So, Dahlia rushed to the hospital to act before the woman could spill the beans.

"Dahlia isn't Debbie..."