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.

casual behavior with her, he was a man who highly valued

call Theodore Mr. Reynolds?" Mrs. Reynolds had never heard

Phoebe: "..."

at the door 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

free-range chickens raised by my friend's

the orange paper bag Phoebe was holding and she said, "Did you

Mrs. Reynolds on the day before her birthday, but considering that her birthday was only a few days away, she handed the paper bag

Hermès, and from the size of the paper bag, she

be happy." Mrs. Reynolds opened the box and took out a shiny

Mrs. Reynolds truly loved bags. She held it in her hands and looked

said. "Phoebe, quickly take a few pictures of me,

few pictures for her. Mrs. Reynolds sat beside her and they looked at the photos together. As soon as she saw the photos, she was stunned. "Phoebe, have

was held at the ReynoldsSheng Mansion as it was every year. They had hired the top chef team in the country to prepare a sumptuous

down and couldn't seem to muster any enthusiasm. During breakfast, Mrs. Reynolds noticed the dark

Phoebe felt extremely awkward and blurted out, "I'm fine, I