Forbidden Passion

Chapter 36 Meeting Mary

Theodore's anger was stifled, his expression awkward. "Yeah, I tried it, but what on earth was that? The taste was bizarre."

He was looking for a fight.

Phoebe replied, "I tried a new recipe. If you didn't like it, I'll stick to the usual one next time."

"It was fine," Theodore mumbled, his hand absentmindedly rubbing his nose as he looked at her with confusion. "What's gotten into you today? Why so compliant? You're not plotting something big, are you?"

"I hadn't realized Mr. Reynolds was into that sort of thing," Phoebe responded coolly, too tired to be adversarial.

She glanced at her watch. "If I'm not mistaken, you have a morning meeting in three minutes. You better hurry, or you'll be late."

Grinding his teeth, Theodore retorted, "I'll deal with you after the meeting."

He strode towards the door, but just as he was about to leave, he paused and turned back. Phoebe was sitting behind her broad desk, her hair pulled into a high ponytail that revealed her small, delicate cheeks and her gracefully slender neck. Sometimes he liked to grip her neck, beautiful and fragile, as if in doing so, he mastered her entire being.

making her seem as if she herself

his side, had changed, yet in some ways, stayed

with puzzled eyes. Theodore just turned his head

What's his problem?

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camp, where

called out Noah Myersarter, pointing in Phoebe's direction. Noah jogged over, the

brings you here?"

smiled, "Call me Phoebe, 'Miss

tinted his cheeks as he admired her; Phoebe's smile was simply captivating. "Phoebe, did you come

already given them a heads-up." Noah

his eyes, which Phoebe recognized. "For now, you'll work with

a brief conversation and some advice from Phoebe, she sent him back

around him, "Wow, is that

be silly, she's the boss of our