Forbidden Passion

Chapter 32 The Towel

My goodness, her daughter had hit her son-in-law. Was this something a mother-in-law was meant to witness?

Theodore glared at Phoebe. If looks could kill, she would be riddled with holes right now.

She was almost scared into a stupor.

She had slapped Theodore!

"You dare to hit me?" His handsome face darkened with stormy anger. His eyes darkened with a stormy rage. He gripped Phoebe's wrists above her head, his fierce eyes looking like he wanted to tear her apart. "I'll kill you!"

Mrs. Ziegler's heart leaped with fear. She was about to rush in when she saw the furious man tear Phoebe's clothes.

Her steps halted.

humiliate her like this, her struggle becoming frenzied, "Theodore, you jerk, let me

finding her defiance only irritated, as he stuffed the torn-off

she caught sight of Mrs. Ziegler in the doorway. She looked at her with eyes full of desperate hope for

She didn't want this!

Theodore sought to disgrace her or punish her, she wanted nothing

only her mother spoke up, Theodore, shameless as he was, wouldn't dare to overstep

daughter, but she also wished for a quick reconciliation. There was an old saying, "Married couples reconcile at the end of the day," and "she could feel the emotional distance between them growing, especially with Vanessa's return, threatening the stability of their

a child, she

Ziegler steeled her resolve, ignoring the painful plea in Phoebe's eyes,

a sliver of space. Her heart felt like it was being

streamed down her

her feelings were never a priority, as long as she could provide some benefit, even if it meant turning a blind eye to Theodore's torment. Theodore got out of bed and bent down to pick up his

reason returned, and he glanced at Phoebe,

throat, "Get dressed,