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.

top floor, Theodore bent down and scooped

her arms around his neck, "Put me

my wife,

He carried her out with a swagger, thankful that it was still early and the office area was deserted. He didn't set her down until they were back in his office, gently placing her on the

you tell

you in to yell at you?" he pressed

getting up from the couch in a flurry, "I need to

down. She bounced a couple of times on the couch

his embrace, "Should I go and confront

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

battling the urge to kiss her there and then. For three years, apart from being intimate, they rarely shared kisses. And if they did,

tantalizingly close, stirring restlessness within him. He took a