Forbidden Passion

Chapter 16 Mia

This statement hit Theodore's sore spot accurately, and he sneered, "Busy with what? Busy compared to me, her boss? It's just a matter of whether she cares enough." Phoebe rolled her eyes, and Vanessa caught it.

The two of them awkwardly locked eyes for two seconds before Vanessa was the first to look away and turn to Theodore.

Compared to the tenderness and consideration she showed towards Phoebe, Theodore's attitude towards her was extremely harsh. She had secretly delighted in their strained relationship as a married couple, but now a After spending several days together, she gradually discovered that things were not as they seemed. In these past few days, Theodore accompanied her to meet many friends, always showing restraint and politeness, never revealing a hint of sharpness or impatience. He was perfect, almost like a gentleman from a bygone era, but his perfection made him seem unreal and difficult to approach. It was as if he wore a mask, only showing his gentle and harmless side to others. But he would reveal his true and worst self to the closest people closest to him. He would freely lose his temper and be sarcastic. Because he knew that person would never truly be angry with him or leave him.

This was a side of Theodore that she had never seen before, and because she had never seen it, she felt anxious and wanted to do something to exacerbate the conflict between them.

"Miss Ziegler, Theodore told me that you will be my manager from now on. We don't have each other's contact information yet, so let's exchange WeChat IDs," Vanessa said, turning to Phoebe and handing her the QR code on her phone. "Scan this."

Phoebe had added the WeChat ID of other artists before, but she had never added Vanessa's. It wasn't because she was proud or timid, but because she felt that their relationship was delicate and it would be better to have less contact. She took out her phone and scanned the QR code, sending a friend request to Vanessa. Vanessa quickly accepted her request and saw her WeChat name, asking with a smile, "Is Mia your nickname?"

Theodore's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly glanced at the rearview mirror. He had never added Phoebe on WeChat and didn't know that her WeChat name was Mia. But the name "Mia" was too special to him. "No, I just randomly picked it," Phoebe replied.

Actually, Mia was her nickname, but since her father passed away, no one in her family called her Mia anymore. When she got WeChat, she decided to use this name for herself.

"Oh, really?" Vanessa sounded a bit disappointed. She casually glanced at Theodore and said, "I thought your nickname was also Mia."

Unintentional words, but intentional listeners.

Also?

started beating faster. "So,

I came back, he hasn't called me that anymore because he's still mad at me," Vanessa said in a somewhat melancholic and resentful tone. Her voice, however, was very coquettish, like she was being cute with her

there was a buzzing sound in Phoebe's ears and

breath enveloping her, and he whispered gently in her

thought that he knew her nickname and was calling her by it. But she never expected that throughout that entire night,

know what

took a while before Phoebe finally heard Vanessa calling her, "Miss Ziegler, Miss Ziegler,

already parked in the mall's underground parking lot.

door and got off the car, feeling a slight weakness in her legs as they touched the ground. A wide and sturdy hand reached out to support her waist. "Why do you look so pale? Did you

his hand and said indifferently, "I've been sitting for

feeling sympathy for her. She was

sunglasses, and a mask. She squeezed herself between the two of them and said enthusiastically, "Miss

Phoebe shook her legs and walked briskly

gloomy and handsome face with somewhat disappointed tone, "Theodore, maybe I shouldn't have come with you. It seems like Miss Ziegler isn't very pleased." "Why do you care if she's happy or not?" Theodore's voice was still gentle, despite his frustrated mood. "If there's

openly show favoritism towards me like

at their chat. She had indeed overestimated

Phoebe

else, you can trust Phoebe's professionalism. She won't let personal emotions

assigned her as the artistic director at QUEEN Entertainment Company. She had always thought that the QUEEN Entertainment Company was Theodore's gift to her upon her return to the country. Now, she had to submit to