Forbidden Passion

Chapter 378 You'd Rather Take a Cold Shower Than Let Me Touch You?

Theodore stood outside, knocking a few more times, but Phoebe didn't answer.

He frowned. "Phoebe."

Then he heard water running, and it felt like ice on his heart.

Theodore's hand dropped.

Phoebe would rather take a cold shower than be with him. That was a painful realization.

Phoebe stood under the freezing water. It was November, and the cold was biting. Her teeth chattered, and the heat inside her body spread out. She bit her lip in discomfort.

After about half an hour, she was numb from the cold. She turned off the water and sneezed several times.

Drenched, she took a moment to gather her strength, grabbed a towel, and dried off.

Her pajamas were drenched, so she wrapped herself in a towel and stepped out.

Phoebe coughed as she opened the door and smelled smoke. The room was filled with it, and she had no idea how many cigarettes Theodore had smoked. Covering her mouth and nose, she said, "You're smoking too much. Don't you care about your lungs?"

The next second, Theodore yanked her over, slamming her back against the wall. She groaned in pain. "What are you doing?"

With a cigarette still in his mouth, Theodore looked sinister. He stared at her. "Phoebe, I could strangle you!"

Dizzy from the cold shower, Phoebe smiled and lifted her head, exposing her neck. "Go ahead. At least then I'll be free."

"You!" Theodore looked at her slender neck, knowing how easy it would be to end it all.

He sneered. "You'd rather take a cold shower than let me touch you. Do you really think I can't live without you?"

eyes, her eyelashes trembling.

torn between wanting to strangle her and feeling sorrowful. He treated her like a treasure, but she was

It must be karma.

ground, grabbed his coat, and slammed

later, the sound of the security door

and she slid down the wall

rushed in, coughing from the smoke. She turned on

lit up, and Evelyn quickly took in

Phoebe huddled near the bathroom door, drenched. Evelyn

and

walked in and glanced into the bathroom, hoping

Evelyn angrily asked, "Phoebe, what's going

cold. She struggled to get up, shivering as she wrapped herself in a blanket on the

Evelyn pressed, "Where's Theodore?"

turned her head away, staying silent in

hip and gestured towards Phoebe's forehead with the other. Seeing Phoebe's stubborn look, Evelyn got even angrier. "What am I

bed, fuming. "Such a good opportunity. What

ranting, Phoebe covered

for over three years. Why can't you be intimate more than once?

Evelyn's words were daggers. What did she mean

a normal couple, would Evelyn need to

said, "Please leave. I don't want to hear you

back. "Phoebe, are you trying to drive me crazy? Why

covered her ears again,

Evelyn stormed out of the bedroom, slamming the

relief. She collapsed onto the pillow, staring blankly ahead. The room smelled of smoke, and the blanket still had a faint scent

she wouldn't have seen Theodore buy Vanessa a diamond ring or heard Vanessa's voice message to him. She