Forbidden Passion

Chapter 197 Marriage is All about Fate.

The food was still steaming hot when Phoebe lifted the lid, and the aroma wafted up to her nose. Having only had a small bite to eat earlier, she now felt famished. "Let's eat; I'm starving," she said.

Theodore took the food she offered. This time he didn't make trouble for her, and they both quietly finished their dinner. Afterward, Phoebe cleaned up the kitchen and took out the trash.

When she returned to the bedroom, Theodore was already lying on the bed playing Minesweeper.

Phoebe saw his finger tap once and then heard a "boom" as a mine exploded. The sound was surprisingly stress-relieving. She didn't speak to him but went to the bathroom to wash up.

*

The weekend came in a blink, and Phoebe was called back to the Reynolds Mansion by Old Lady Reynolds' phone call.

she arrived, Vanessa had just

come alone; she was accompanied

mansion was a hive of lively conversation until the room fell quiet at the sight of Phoebe entering, whose gaze swept over them

kind of skirt that old ladies favor these days, making her look elegant and dignified. Mrs. Reynolds sat beside her.

white shirt with chestnut trousers,

pale, probably having

was wearing a crescent-white dress, sitting daintily with a flirtatious

had stunning appearances,

the three across from her, "Evelyn Craft, Prof. Fitzroy, Miss Fitzroy." Evelyn

Reynolds interjected, "Marriage is all about fate. With Vanessa being so outstanding, who knows which lucky fellow will end

our Vanessa is

someone she likes? If not, we can help keep an eye out for a suitable young