The Day Our Promise Breaks

The caregiver quickly composed herself, looking over at Evelyn with a face that was all wounded innocence.

"If you think I dropped the ball with Ms. Josephine and that's why this happened, then fine, I'll just quit!" she declared. "Ms. Evelyn, I genuinely believe I've done my best to take care of Ms. Josephine. I've never slacked off. She treated me like family, and I saw her as my own sister."

"I know you have issues with me ever since that incident when I asked my daughter to leave and it led to Ms. Josephine getting hurt. I admit, that was my fault. I shouldn't have left her alone, and I'm really sorry for that."

"But pinning Ms. Josephine's recent shock on me without any proof? That's just heartbreaking," she added, tears beginning to well up, giving her a pitiful look.

Evelyn's questioning was a probe. The timing of everything was just too suspicious. Her mom was fine when she left; how could she have gone into shock in just thirty minutes unless someone made it happen? If foul play was involved, the caregiver was the obvious suspect.

"Ms. Josephine, it seems Ms. Evelyn can't stand me anymore, so I won't be able to care for you. Please, take care of yourself," the caregiver said, turning towards Josephine, tears streaming down her face as if she were reluctant to leave.

Evelyn sat up in bed, still in shock from her mom's sudden comatose state, realizing she'd forgotten something important. It was only when the caregiver mentioned the past incident that she remembered. That incident had tipped her off that Dahlia was plotting against her mom. If she failed once, she might try again. To be on the safe side, Evelyn had Adam get a tiny camera, which she placed in the plants by the door, covering every inch of the room.

"Where's my phone?" Evelyn asked, not seeing it.

Charles handed it to her, and she quickly installed the necessary app, operating it silently.

Meanwhile, the caregiver, done with her little act, started packing her things, muttering, "Ms. Evelyn, you've done me wrong, but I can't desert Ms. Josephine."

"Ms. Josephine was kind to me, so I won't take this month's pay. But Ms. Evelyn, a word of advice: don't go accusing people without evidence. It really stings." With that, she wiped away a fake tear, finished packing, and headed for the door. "Hold it right there!" Evelyn called out before she could leave.

"Ms. Evelyn, I've already backed off. What else do you want?" The caregiver turned around, anger flaring in her eyes, trying to paint herself as the victim.noveldrama

Evelyn had finished downloading the app and opened it. What she saw made her shake with fury.

Charles saw it too, his expression

darkening. He shot a cold glare at the caregiver, and her defiant demeanor evaporated. Her legs gave way, and she collapsed to her knees with a thud. A chill rano through her, and dread settled in.

All she wanted was to get out of there, hertips trembling as she stammered, "Ms. Evelyn, Mr. Jenkins, Jenkins, I swear I don't know what happened with Ms. Josephine's shock. It wasn't my fault..."

Charles looked at the caregiver, still trying to defend herself, thinking about how much Josephine meant to Evelyn. The audacity to harm Josephine ignited his anger. He stepped forward and kicked the caregiver, "Say that again!"