Forbidden Passion

Chapter 414 Taking Oneself Too Seriously

Theodore's eyes turned icy. "Yeah, it's just a company. I can start a bunch for you. Pick whichever you want."

Phoebe stared at him, shocked. "You know Queen Entertainment means more to me than that." "Didn't you realize it was a gift for Vanessa? You overestimated yourself." Theodore sneered. Phoebe's eyes dimmed, and she looked down to hide her pain. "Yeah, I did."

She felt foolish, always misjudging her place and ending up in embarrassing herself.

Theodore clenched his fists, feeling a knot in his chest. "I give her the company, and you act like it's the end. But you don't care when I'm with her. We've been married almost three years, but you value a six-month-old company more than me?"

Phoebe's vision blurred as she looked up. "Yeah, men aren't worth much. Only my career won't betray me."

"You!" Theodore's face twisted.

He took deep breaths to control his anger. "Fine, if your career's all that matters, then don't work anymore. Stay home!"

With that, he stormed out.

Phoebe closed her eyes, tears streaming down. Theodore's footsteps faded away.

Her straight back bent, and she squatted down, crying like a child who lost her favorite toy.

Taylor woke up in the middle of the night and saw Phoebe nodding off uncomfortably by the hospital bed.

Taylor, not heartless, felt touched seeing Phoebe there. She was like a daughter.

"Phoebe, Phoebe?" Taylor called.

"You're awake. How about

grabbed her hand. "No need. Just sit and

feeling a shared sorrow, said, "Your lips

Taylor

water, inserted a straw, and carefully

been lying down for days, and my bones are soft," Taylor

Phoebe adjusted a pillow

her. "Phoebe, you stayed up all night. Why didn't

wanted to

Taylor's eyes filled with tears. "I won't belittle myself anymore. I've lived so long and still make you worry. I've really wasted my life." "Mom, don't say that. You've

tears rolling down her cheeks. She turned away

over and gently hugged her. Taylor broke down,

back, silently comforting her. They shared the same sorrow and understood each other deeply. After a while,

"Don't laugh

cry. I was worried you'd bottle it up and get sick," Phoebe

glanced at

We won't tell

"Okay," Taylor replied.

"You really scared us last night, Mom. Theodore isn't strong

welled up again. She patted Phoebe's

tears and smiled.

"Okay," Taylor said.

sleepy again. Phoebe helped her

Phoebe couldn't fall