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.

her, making her seem as if she herself were

side, had changed, yet in some ways,

caught Theodore's gaze and looked up at him with puzzled eyes. Theodore just turned his head away

What's his problem?

*

made a trip to the Exceptional Entertainment's talent show camp, where a group of vibrant

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

brings

"Call me Phoebe, 'Miss Ziegler' makes

her; Phoebe's smile was simply captivating. "Phoebe, did you

I've already given them a heads-up." Noah knew what this meant; Phoebe was taking him under her wing. "It's

Phoebe recognized. "For now, you'll work with me. After the show, I'll

advice from Phoebe,

boys crowded around him, "Wow, is that your agent? She's so

she's the boss of our

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