Forbidden Passion

Chapter 22 Lost bet

At that time, she was closest to Theodore, but he chose to save Vanessa first. After all, she was his beloved, the moonlight he had loved for more than ten years.

If it were her, she would also save the person she liked first.

Choosing between two options has always been such a cruel and real choice.

Seeing this, Mrs. Reynolds sighed silently, "Both of you refuse to speak. Was it arranged in advance or is there something you can't say?"

Phoebe shook her head, "Mom, please don't ask."

"Ah, what a sad fate." Mrs. Reynolds cut the peeled apple into pieces and placed them on a small tray in front of her. "If you don't want to say, I won't force you, but there won't be a next time, understand?" "Yes."

Just because Mrs. Reynolds didn't pursue further didn't mean Theodore would let it go that easily.

After Mrs. Reynolds left, Phoebe lay on the hospital bed and stared at the sunset outside the window for a while.

she dragged her weak body out of bed and went to the bathroom. She planned to go out for a walk, not wanting to stay alone in this

for a walk.

her frail

stood by the lake for a while

head and saw Vanessa standing there, wearing a man's suit jacket. She was familiar with that jacket, one of the many items she had chosen when buying platinum bags for Mrs. Reynolds. If she had known

numbly, chestnut curls cascading down her shoulders, with delicate eyebrows and a glamorous appearance that made

cold and aloof demeanor, suddenly smug, as if boasting, and

had just escaped from death and didn't want to get entangled with her any further. She turned

face, the hospital gown swaying on her slender

Phoebe, full of pride,

don't you recognize

she heard Vanessa's words. "Theodore has always loved me, even though you were closer to him. He chose to

for over a decade? Despite that, you still stubbornly hold onto

to say to hurt Phoebe the most and make her give up her feelings for

didn't do this, how would