Forbidden Passion

Chapter 236 I’m Toddler Theodore

The kitchen filled with a sudden tension, yet at the eye of the storm, Theodore remained serene, even slowing down his dishwashing.

Phoebe mentioned, "I heard that certain years bring bad luck. Miss Fitzroy, you will just stepped into your thirties after the New Year, won't you?" Turning thirty was actually a far cry from being old in contemporary society.

However, compared to Phoebe's age, Vanessa was considered a bit long in the tooth, practically an old maid by some cruel standards.

Pale as a ghost, Vanessa hadn't expected Phoebe to hit a nerve, a woman's age was supposed to be her secret anguish.

Especially for those nearing thirty and still single, they tended to be touchier about their age.

"What's it to you if I'm pushing thirty, huh? Did I eat your food or something?" Vanessa spat out, not bothering to mask her hatred any longer as she glared venomously at Phoebe. Phoebe was taken aback by Vanessa's outburst and realized she'd struck a sore spot.

"Didn't you just have some?" Phoebe said innocently, with no malice intended. After all, her thirtieth birthday would come around eventually.

merely mentioned age

"I ate food

food is part of our marital assets," Phoebe retorted as if it were the most

watched the women argue over him, an inexplicable thrill coursing through him. He knew it wasn't right to enjoy this immature way of guessing her true feelings for

a chance to reveal her feelings for Theodore, with no benefit to herself. So, she strategically retreated, "I've got a headache, I'm going to

Vanessa left, Phoebe just shrugged, suddenly finding the whole situation rather pointless. She grabbed her mug intending

you scare off my company and now you're just

the counter, "Do you really need someone to chat with you while you wash dishes? Are you a

still on the bottle,"

cheeks flushed with ire, his gaze seeming to pierce right through her, his eyes like an

away, mug in hand, without looking

eyes shimmered with amusement, finding her flustered state

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