The Day Our Promise Breaks

"The patient urgently needs a blood transfusion; the plasma inside won't hold much longer," Andrew said, his voice tinged with urgency.

Andrew was really on edge. The surgery had been a tough one from the get-go, and no one saw this unexpected hiccup coming halfway through. If that blood didn't arrive soon, Josephine's chances were grim. Andrew didn't spell it out, but Evelyn could see it written all over his face.

She felt like she'd been plunged into an icy abyss, her blood freezing, her body trembling uncontrollably. It was like reliving the day of Charlie's surgery all over again. She remembered the doctor coming out to tell her that the kidney they needed had been snatched by someone else, leaving them unable to proceed with the transplant. He said there was nothing more he could do and offered his condolences.noveldrama

Evelyn couldn't bear to let go of Charlie. She had clung to the doctor, begging him not to give up hope while she scrambled for solutions. Outside the operating room, she called Charles over and over, hoping he'd help save Charlie. But Charles never answered, not even once. Her beloved Charlie died on that operating table...

And now, the same nightmare was unfolding with her mother. Evelyn couldn't stop thinking about how her mom desperately needed type A blood to survive. The only person who could cut through the traffic jam and get the blood there in time was Charles.

Charles was the last person Evelyn wanted to turn to for help. She didn't want to owe him, but her mom was in there. Her mother's life was more important than anything. If the surgery could succeed, she'd agree to any demand Charles might make, no matter how outrageous.

Evelyn reached out and grabbed Charles's arm, "Charles, please, help my mom. If you can get the plasma here in time, I'll do anything you ask!"

In the face of her mother's life, nothing else mattered; she could endure anything. Charles looked at Evelyn, who seemed ready to crumble. This was a golden opportunity for him. He could use it to keep Evelyn by his side, make sure she belonged to him and him alone for the rest of her life.

Charles clasped Evelyn's cold hand and pulled out his phone, dialing right in front of her. She didn't need to beg; he would have done it anyway. After making several calls, Charles hung up and said to Evelyn, "The blood will be here in ten mínutes, tops." Then he turned his gaze back to Andrew. "How long can the plasma inside last?" swnovel

"Five minutes at most," Andrew replied, and Evelyn's heart, which had just started

to calm, jumped back into her throat. Her face turned ghostly pale.

Five more minutes. Without the plasma, how could her mother's surgery continue? Every second on the operating table was precious. Five minutes could mean losing her mother. Adam was already reaching out to everyone he knew, hoping to find someone with type A blood nearby who could speed over. Every little bit helped.

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"I'm type A blood, get me prepped for donating, Charles said without a second thought, directing his words at Andrew. Andrew immediately called for a nurse to get Charles ready for blood donation. Evelyn's lips moved, but she just couldn't bring herself to say thankyou. Her resentment toward Charles ran too deep. swnovel

In the background, an orderly, seizing the moment while

everyone's attention was on the operating room, quietly sent a text. Just as Charles was about to leave with the nurse, his phone rang unexpectedly. The ringtone snapped Evelyn's nerves tight. It was Dahlia calling. In the past, every time she and Charlie needed help, Dahlia always seemed to call at just the right moment. And every single time, Charles would choose Dahlia over them. swnovel

This time, it was her mother's life at stake. Evelyn couldn't keep her cool. The second she saw Charles reach for his phone, Evelyn's breath hitched, and almost on instinct, she reached out and grabbed his arm.