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.

looked at Taylor. "You're awake. How about some water? I'll get

her hand. "No need. Just sit and

feeling a shared sorrow, said, "Your lips look

moonpie," Taylor

water, inserted a straw, and carefully helped Taylor drink, avoiding her head

pillow. I've been lying down for days, and my

adjusted a pillow behind

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

looked down. "I wanted to

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

cheeks. She turned away to hide

and gently hugged her. Taylor broke

filled with tears, too. She patted Taylor's back, silently comforting her. They shared the same sorrow and understood each other deeply. After a while, Taylor stopped crying. Phoebe handed her some

tears and said, "Don't laugh

was worried

glanced at her.

We won't tell anyone,"

"Okay," Taylor replied.

"You really scared us last night, Mom.

Taylor's eyes welled up again. She patted Phoebe's

her tears and

"Okay," Taylor said.

sleepy again. Phoebe helped her

couldn't