Forbidden Passion

Chapter 17 What a Hypocrite!

"Miss Fitzroy, I apologize, but I ordered this bag half a year ago. If you like it, you can pre-order and have the sales assistant put you on the waiting list," Phoebe insisted, not giving an inch. Vanessa's face expressed shock and heartbreak she pleaded with a pitiful tone, "But I really love this bag, Miss Ziegler. How about I offer double the price for you to give it to me?" "Sorry, Miss Fitzroy, this bag is priceless," Phoebe responded firmly.

Seeing her unwavering attitude, Vanessa turned to Theodore with a helpless look, gently shaking his hand. "Theodore, I really love this bag. Can you ask Miss Ziegler to transfer it to me? I won't let her suffer any losses. I can offer two or three times the price."

Theodore furrowed his brows and looked at Phoebe. "Since Vanessa likes it, just let her have it. You don't usually use this kind of bag anyway., Iit would be a waste."

Phoebe's gaze involuntarily fell on their intertwined hands, feeling a pang of discomfort in her heart. If Vanessa said she liked Theodore, would she have to give him up for her too?

"This bag is a birthday gift I prepared for my mom."

Theodore paused and glanced at the platinum bag. In the eyes of a typical man, there was not much difference between this bag and the ones his mom usually carried. They just had a few more diamonds. He said, "She already has many bags. This one won't make a difference."

Phoebe thought, could he be any more biased? Just to make Vanessa happy, he was even willing to snatch away the birthday gift she prepared for his mom.

Earlier in the morning, he had taunted her at the dining table for not caring about his mom's birthday. She thought he was so filial, but it turned out to be a double standard when facing someone he liked.

"Fine, since you don't care about your mom's feelings, I have nothing more to say. Ah Sa, ILet Miss Fitzroy have this bag," Phoebe declared calmly.

A sense of triumph flashed through Vanessa's eyes. What she wanted to snatch was not just a bag, but Theodore's concern for her. She wanted Phoebe to know that even if she

goal hads been achieved, so she didoesn't need to be so obsessed with grabbing the bag, especially since Phoebe said that it is a birthday gift for Mrs. Reynolds. If she really snatches it away, Theodore may not say anything on the surface, but deep down he will blame her for being thoughtless. And when

Aunt, Miss Ziegler. Your taste is really good, just like mine. We both

ironically, "Miss Fitzroy has good taste indeed, but she just

to Theodore, "Theodore, why don't you give this bag to Miss Ziegler? Come with me to see something

glanced at Phoebe and took Vanessa to

sneered in

What a hypocrite.

the one who initially tried to snatch it away, and now it

are hard to come by, especially limited edition ones. I heard that Miss Ziegler comes from an ordinary family,

a poor background, and she bought this expensive gift for Mrs. Reynolds to boost

casually responded,

with the matching accessories, would cost at least several million. Miss Ziegler

a small mindset, she just wonders why Phoebe has the audacity to occupy her place and sleep with the man she deeply loves, spending

the thought of how Phoebe entered the scene right after she left, Vanessa was itching with

knew that Phoebe was not someone to

accompanied Vanessa for a stroll in Hermès, but she didn't find anything she liked. Mrs. Reynolds' fiftieth birthday was approaching, so she naturally had to prepare a gift for her. However, with Phoebe owning that platinum

was about to pay the bill. With a strange tone, Vanessa said, "Miss Ziegler is really generous. This platinum bag with all the

of an expensive bag. Phoebe brushed off Vanessa's critique, stating that she could always earn more money. Vanessa, however, was skeptical and accused Phoebe of using the excuse of buying a gift for her aunt as an opportunity to splurge show off on herself. Vanessa then proceeded to scrutinize Phoebe's appearance, expecting her to

he was the one wearing an Hermès suit and carrying expensive items. To support her argument, Phoebe waved her bank card in front of Vanessa, proudly stating that she had not