Forbidden Passion

Chapter 18 Chickens and Eggs

On her way back home, Phoebe received a call from Mrs. Reynolds.

"Are you home? I'll be coming over in a bit to bring you some local specialties from a friend and let Auntie cook something nourishing for both of you," Mrs. Reynolds said over the phone.

Before Phoebe had a chance to refuse, Mrs. Reynolds hung up. She was always busy and rarely considered other people's feelings. Since she had said she was coming, Phoebe hurried home. When she arrived at the apartment building, Mr. Mrs. Reynolds was already waiting there.

"Has the access code to your house changed again?" Mrs. Reynolds, dressed in a wine-red dress and high heels, looked imposing.

Phoebe quickly pressed the code. "It was changed by Mr. Reynolds himself."

Speaking of changing the code, Phoebe felt quite embarrassed.

There was a time when the cleaning lady forgot her phone and came back to retrieve it, only to catch them together. This incident caused Theodore to have a serious psychological shadow.

He not only fired the cleaning lady but also changed the code, not allowing strangers to freely enter their home.

to his casual behavior with her, he was a

always call Theodore Mr. Reynolds?" Mrs. Reynolds had never heard her call him that before, and she found it

Phoebe: "..."

inside. The boxes were quite heavy, and she placed them on the shoe cabinet, then brought a pair of slippers for Mrs. Reynolds. "The boxes are so heavy, Mom, did

chickens raised by my

swept over the

only a few days away, she handed the paper bag to Mrs. Reynolds. "Mom, this is the birthday

paper bag, she knew what was inside. She eagerly took it and couldn't wait to unpack

a gift from my daughter-in-law, no matter what it is, I will be happy." Mrs. Reynolds opened the box and took out a shiny platinum bag. She smiled so much that her mouth almost

you are so thoughtful. I heard that this bag is not easy to buy, only a few were produced worldwide." Mrs. Reynolds truly loved bags. She held it in her hands and looked left and right, completely infatuated. Phoebe saw how

Reynolds said. "Phoebe, quickly take a few pictures of me, I want to show off on my

looked at the photos together. As soon as she saw the photos, she was stunned. "Phoebe, have you studied photography?" Chapter 19 Chapter

as it was every year. They had hired the top chef team in the country to prepare a

feeling down and couldn't seem to muster any enthusiasm. During breakfast, Mrs. Reynolds noticed the dark circles under her eyes and furrowed her brow, asking, "Phoebe, did you not sleep well

extremely awkward and blurted out, "I'm fine, I must have just