Broken By Evelyn Miller Kindle の小説・ストーリー

It would be about belief. Who people trusted when things finally broke. Chapter Eighty Seven ended with that knowledge settling into me like a second spine. I had not sought this role. But I would not step away from it now. Not when the weight was finally revealing what it was meant to break.

Light from the corridor spilled into the library, cutting through the shadows. Survival had not been random. It had been a rupture. And ruptures, once acknowledged, had a way of spreading until the entire structure gave way. The pattern was breaking. And Evelyn would not allow it to mend itself quietly again.

Wasn’t that pain enough? Evelyn Sinclair stared at the broken glass glittering on the floor. Her breath came heavy, her heart aching with bitter clarity. She felt stupid. All over again.

“Wake up.” He did. He woke like a hinge that had only ever wanted oil. Evelyn’s hand was on his face—real, warm, human. The window admitted the river’s argumentative breath. Maera sat in a chair across the room with a knife in her lap and her eyes closed the way cats’ eyes close when they are listening better that way. “I broke the dream,” Evelyn said. “You rescued it,” he said. “From being well-produced.” She didn’t lower her hand. “Your turn,” she said. “Sleep. I’ll practice being ordinary in the same room as you.”

Slowly, she opened the bottom drawer. A single file sat inside. Untouched. Prepared months ago. Just in case. She opened it. RESIGNATION NOTICE. Evelyn Hart. The words stared back at her. The document wasn't new. That surprised most people when they eventually reached their breaking point. The truth was that breaking points rarely arrived all at once. They accumulated. One disappointment at a time. One ignored hope at a time. One laugh at a time. Her fingers rested on the keyboard. She expected tears.

“Oliver has been a huge support in my life more than you ever have, so just because I'm keeping quiet doesn't mean you should mistake my silence for foolishness.” “But that's exactly what this... rendezvous of yours is. Absurdity in the highest order, and I can't stand by and idly watch my daughter make a fool of herself!” he spat, tossing a newspaper onto the table. The headline read: AFTER DESTROYING CASSANDRA MILLS' HOUSEHOLD, EVELYN LAURENT APPEARS EIGHT YEARS LATER IN A HOSPITAL, HAPPILY IN LOVE WITH A NEW MAN. The image that followed the headline showed pictures of Evelyn and me from last week at the hospital. Picking up the newspaper, Evelyn raked her gaze over the headline and then t

He stepped over me with a deliberate slowness, reaching for the doorknob. I forced myself up, every nerve screaming in protest. My head throbbed, my vision blurred, but I couldn’t stop. I wouldn’t stop. Because I knew—whatever was behind that door, it would break me. I staggered forward, just as he pushed the door open. And then I saw her. Through a transparent window, Evelyn. Chained to a bed. Her arms strapped to the sides, her legs restrained and spread apart. Tear streaks ran down her pale cheeks, her lips trembling with silent pleas. Her breathing was shallow, chest rising and falling in uneven, shuddering waves.

With trembling hands, Becky opened the refrigerator and took out the ingredients. She didn't know what to cook, but she didn't dare to ask, not after what James Miller had done to her. Honestly, the slap from the leather whip didn't hurt at all, it's just that the pressure he gave really made her mentally shaken. She had never seen such a thing before. She looked up nervously, she could see James Miller was sitting on a work chair facing directly into the vast backyard, his hands were busy typing on his laptop.

The butler, seeing Selina's face turning an unnatural purple, finally gently reminded Samuel, "If this continues, Miss Miller will die." Samuel snorted coldly, suddenly releasing his grip. Selina's body plummeted, crashing heavily onto the floor. Fortunately, the floor was covered with a soft carpet. As air suddenly rushed into her chest, Selina clutched at it, coughing violently. Samuel lowered his eyelids, coldly watching her cough until tears came to her eyes, completely unmoved. Selina finally composed herself, using one hand to support herself on the carpet as she slowly stood up.

She can never hurt even a fly. Just then, Raymond entered the living room in anger. “Evelyn! Evelyn!” he called in anger. He walked up to Evelyn who was having a mental breakdown with Richard and threw a paper at her. “Can you explain this!” ...... Note: I made a mistake in chapter 69. I have edited it. my editor will approve it very soon. come back later to read it.