Forbidden Passion

Chapter 208 Phoebe, You're So Cheap

A tender zephyr stirred the placid surface of the lake, casting a dance of ripples across the water.

Phoebe, her eyes misting over, struggled to maintain her composure. Her resolve was crumbling under the weight of his relentless pursuit. A sorrowful realization dawned upon her; she was incapable of denying him. The man cradled her slender waist tenderly, his touch causing her petite frame to tremble subtly. Each of his movements sent his blood surging, a tempest of passion boiling within his veins. Suddenly, a series of intrusive coughs echoed from behind them.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Theodore instinctively pivoted, his body forming a protective shield around Phoebe. His hand, previously hidden beneath the hem of her robe, was swiftly withdrawn. "What's the matter?" he inquired.

Madison glanced around sheepishly, a blush of embarrassment coloring her cheeks. "I didn't mean to intrude, but Mom asked me to inform you that dinner is ready."

"Understood; you may proceed," Theodore responded.

Madison pouted in reluctance. "Why must I be the one to leave first? Are you two planning some clandestine activities behind my back?"

vigilant eye on her brother for Vanessa's sake, ensuring he wasn't

towards his sister. He was on the verge of reprimanding her when Phoebe, having regained her composure,

go," she suggested, her cheeks flushed with

towards the cottage. Even in the freedom of today's modern society,

been put in a defenseless and vulnerable

the distance between them, her arm slithering around Phoebe in a

withdraw when Madison whispered venomously, "Phoebe, you're so

you were no saint, but to seduce my

the harsh words, she swiftly retracted her hand and shot Madison with defiant stare. "Say that again!" she challenged. Phoebe, typically one to endure Madison's provocations silently, had unexpectedly confronted her. Madison was momentarily taken

innocence. "I didn't say anything. Isn't

to let her brother hear her previous

enough to utter the words but too cowardly to own up to them. It's no wonder you lack