Forbidden Passion

Chapter 47 Could l fall in love with her?

Witnessing Brandon's infidelity had rocked Phoebe to her core. In her mind, Brandon had always been the epitome of discipline and dignity, a veritable patriarch from bygone days. His marriage with Mrs. Reynolds had seemed harmonious, and Phoebe never imagined he would stray.

Empathizing with Mrs. Reynolds, particularly with Ted's current entanglement with Vanessa, filled her with deep sorrow.

Once she started crying, she couldn't stop.

It was as if all the grievances she had suffered these days, months, or even years needed to come pouring out. Her legs gave way, and she slid to the floor.

Startled, Ted quickly caught her in his arms. Her sobs deeply distressed him; brows knitted in concern, he didn't know how to react. "What's wrong? Who's hurt you?"

Phoebe hardly ever wept this way; even when they had lost their child, she hadn't shown such grief. Ted was at a loss as her tears fell.

As the elevator doors closed slowly, his gaze narrowed toward the hallway outside, a dangerous and intimidating look in his eyes.

at the top floor, Theodore bent down and scooped her up horizontally from

to cry, quickly wrapping her arms around his neck, "Put me down, it's

my wife, who cares who

that it was still early and the office area was deserted. He didn't set her

overpowering presence. "Now, can you tell me why you were crying?" Phoebe uneasily wiped the

you in to

averted his sharp gaze, getting up from the couch in a flurry,

down. She

embrace, "Should I go and confront Dad?" Phoebe pursed her lips, looking up

the redness around her eyes and those watery orbs. Stubborn and defiant,

For three years, apart from being intimate, they rarely shared kisses. And if they did, it was often

him. He took a deep breath, straightened