Forbidden Passion

Chapter 160 Are you Going to Bake it for Me

Phoebe handed the menu back to the server and stated, "That will be all for now."

Once the server had departed, she poured herself a cup of coffee, sipping it while gazing out the window, pointedly ignoring the man across from her who was caught in a sneezing fit.

Theodore, after a while, seemed to grow accustomed to the sharp scent that had initially triggered his sneezes, which now came only in occasional fits.

He dabbed at the tears that had gathered at the corners of his eyes from the sneezing and looked across at the seemingly unyielding woman, remarking with a hint of humor, "You're witnessing my first tears. Should I 'take care' of you for that?"

Phoebe set her cup down and refilled it, casting a sidelong glance at him, "It's not the first time."

"What's not the first time?" He inquired, his curiosity piqued.

She didn't continue, leaving the statement hanging in the air. It wasn't the first time he had cried in front of her. When had it happened before?

Oh, right.

It was after she had come back from the hospital, having just had a check-up following a miscarriage. He had destroyed the baby's room in a fit of rage, then pinned her to the cold floor.

biting down hard as his warm tears flowed. He was

that time, Phoebe had felt a profound sense of

was no need to bring it up

of them and to mention

food promptly. The tray of food had an assortment

Theodore, while the spicy dishes were facing

indulge in a spicy meal

from the food as she placed it in her

to her plate, then he

piece of garlic bread, but the meal

finished eating, the evening was still young and there was no hurry

encountering Vanessa back home, who always managed to spoil the atmosphere, was the last thing Phoebe

an artisan bakery. "Let's check it out," she

the lightness in her step and the joy that radiated from her, couldn't help but smile and quicken his pace

met by the enthusiastic owner, who eagerly showcased the shop's array of baked goods. Phoebe's eyes

eat much tonight. Cake,