Forbidden Passion

Chapter 409 Theodore Acid-tongued

Phoebe and Theodore exchanged worried looks and hurried to the ICU entrance.

The door was shut, blocking their view inside. Their hearts raced. Phoebe gripped Theodore's hand, trying to comfort both of them. "Everything will be fine," Phoebe said.

Theodore squeezed her hand back, struggling to hide his anxiety. He noticed Phoebe's face was pale with fear, though she kept trying to reassure him.

Theodore stared at her, thinking, "Phoebe must like me, even if she doesn't realize it."

He pulled her into his arms, burying his face in her neck. Her scent calmed him. "Yeah, everything will be fine," he said.

After a long wait, doctors started coming out of the ICU. Leading them, Philip Murphy looked exhausted. He took off his mask and said, "Mrs. Reynolds' heart stopped earlier, but we revived her. She has a weak will to live. You should go in and encourage her."

Theodore frowned. "Alright."

As Philip was about to leave, Phoebe grabbed his hand. "Can I go in with him?" she asked.

Philip shook his head. "Mrs. Reynolds is very weak with a compromised immune system. Normally, no visitors are allowed, but we're making an exception for Mr. Reynolds."

Phoebe bit her lip and let go of Theodore's hand. "I'll wait for you outside," she said.

Theodore nodded and followed the nurse inside.

He changed into sterile clothing and entered the ICU. Taylor was hooked up to various machines, and her heart rate was dangerously low.

stood by her bed, looking at her frail appearance. She wore an oxygen mask and

he asked, "Mom, are you really giving

die now, making way for

fluttered, and her heart

anything yet, and you've already given up. They'd laugh at your grave every year, calling you weak. You'd deserve it!" The

Mrs. Reynolds is very weak. You mustn't

wed Marlowe before your corpse even cools."People will laugh at you, calling you a fool

nurse hit the call button and

on the brink of death, Brandon might be planning to marry Marlowe. Once you're gone, he'll marry her without any obstacles. They might even thank you for being so considerate." Doctors rushed in, hearing Theodore's outburst and wishing they

could

pushed out of the ICU. Standing in the hallway, his ears buzzed, and his palms were sweaty. He

doctors were frantically trying to save Taylor. Through the curtain, Theodore watched as Taylor's body jolted

drenched in

fists tightly, thinking, 'Everything will be fine. Taylor

"Heartbeat restored!"

"Blood pressure stabilized!"

"We've saved her!"

gave out. He leaned against the wall and slowly walked out of

Phoebe was pacing anxiously. She had seen the doctors rush back in and was terrified, her heart nearly

know what happened and didn't want to stop the medics from asking, fearing it might delay the rescue. Those few minutes felt like an eternity. Seeing Theodore walk out unsteadily, she quickly went to him. As she grabbed his arm, he collapsed onto

embraced him tightly, anchoring herself with one leg to