Forbidden Passion

Chapter 333 He Came for Her

Feeling guilty from his criticism, Phoebe lowered her head and silently kept eating. After a few bites, she looked up at Lawton and said, "Lawton, have you had dinner? Why don't you join us?" Lawton quickly refused, "No need, Phoebe, I've already eaten."

Phoebe didn't insist and continued eating. Theodore also ate a bit. Just as they finished, John arrived.

Seeing Theodore, John got a lot on his mind. When he noticed Theodore's sharp gaze, he quickly composed himself and recounted what he had found. Lawton also shared what they had discovered, which was similar to John's findings.

Theodore elegantly crossed his legs, looking dignified. Phoebe sat beside him in silence for a long time before asking. "Did my brother get scammed by that girl?"

Before John could speak, Theodore answered, "Yes, she's a professional con artist. The story about her mother being seriously ill was just to deceive Donovan." Phoebe asked, "Has he have any doubts?"

Theodore sneered, "He probably never met a woman like her in his life. He believed everything she said without hesitation and got himself completely involved." Phoebe felt distressed. "He spent over ten million dollars in just three months. What on earth is he thinking?"

"To be precise, he first lost five million dollars. To fill inthat hole, he embezzled another five million from the company, which was taken by the con artist. Donovan is too scared to go back to the corporation and is now bankrupt, so he's hiding," Lawton explained.

Phoebe fell silent.

She probably had never seen a man as foolish as Donovan. How stupid could he be to get scammed out of ten million dollars?

She held her head, her face pale. "I need to calm down for a while."

Theodore looked at her and said, "Money is a small matter. The most important thing now is to find him. If the people from the casino find him first, we'll be in a difficult position."

Phoebe licked her dry lips and said with difficulty, "You don't have to look for him. It's all his fault. He ought to pay the price."

speak out

"I'm not angry but serious. How could he

in this world who want to get something for nothing. No one is an exception. Give him an opportunity to taste success, and he'll think he's invincible. Once

covered her eyes. Ever since she learned about Donovan's disappearance, her nerves had been on edge. Now, she was on the verge of collapse after knowing most

was ten million

have any sense that something is off?' she

as she choked

gently patted her back. "Everyone harbors some wishful thinking, especially in a place

still making excuses for him?" Phoebe

him with red eyes, looking like a

seeing her cry, especially in bed,' he

noticing Lawton and John looking at Phoebe. He glared at them warningly until they averted their gazes,

to get you to see things more clearly. Problems that money

who owes ten million. Do you know how many years it would take a normal person to earn that? I've worked diligently for four years and still can't make that much." Theodore didn't understand the struggles of people experiencing poverty. He had lived an affluent life from

John, who worked for others, understood that Phoebe's sadness came from

"You don't have it,

been waiting for this. She immediately stopped crying and quickly said, "This settles it. You pay the ten million, and I'll loan it. I'll repay you

an illusion. She had actually tricked Theodore. Phoebe had pretended to cry to

could he

didn't want

don't need to pay me back. You can

trap, asking, "What do you want me

later." Theodore's gaze shifted to John. He instructed Lawton, "You and John