Forbidden Passion

Chapter 285 Have You Been Dating Recently?

Phoebe clinked her bottle with Cindy's, then tilted her head back and finished the remaining beer in one gulp. She looked at Cindy and asked, "Cindy, have you been dating recently?"

Cindy choked on her beer, her face and ears turning red. Her voice was hoarse as she replied, "I haven't been dating."

"Really? Then what's with the men's boxers in your bathroom?"

Cindy was shocked.

She had forgotten to hide Patrick's boxers. Her face turned red. "You must have seen it wrong. Those are mine."

Phoebe squinted at her. "Cindy, did you forget that I'm married? Do you think I can't tell if those boxers are yours or someone else's?"

Cindy bit her lip and lowered her eyes, speaking weakly, "I'm not in a serious relationship with him; we're just having a casual fling. I'm already 25 years old. Can't I have a male companion?"

companion, not

casually, she didn't think Cindy would

male companion. Phoebe, please

lips together. "Cindy, my life is a mess. How could I meddle in yours? I'm just afraid

kind of relationship we have. I won't take it

her as a stand-in, and she knew it very well. But he

sighed. "Just

before, there's someone I like so much in my heart, so I won't fall for him or get any hurt." Cindy

anything about that male companion, so she didn't press

just let go of everything, would she

excessive drinking. Despite beer having a low alcohol content, it was still easy to become intoxicated if one was not a habitual drinker. They remained in place; they

their dreams. Eventually, Phoebe fell asleep, unaware that Theodore was frantically

her. At first, he could