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

"No need. Just sit and talk with

shared sorrow, said, "Your lips

moonpie," Taylor sighed, letting

straw, and carefully helped Taylor drink,

down for days, and my bones are soft,"

adjusted a

warm light, Taylor stared at her. "Phoebe, you stayed up all night. Why didn't you let

down. "I wanted

I've really wasted my life." "Mom, don't say that. You've been so strong," Phoebe's voice cracked. "I'm grateful you didn't

blinked, tears rolling down her cheeks. She turned away to hide

Taylor

same sorrow and understood

wiped her tears and said, "Don't laugh

laugh. It's good you can cry. I was worried you'd bottle it up and get sick,"

at her. "You

is our secret. We won't

"Okay," Taylor replied.

last night, Mom. Theodore

again. She patted Phoebe's

quickly wiped her tears and smiled. "No

"Okay," Taylor said.

got sleepy again. Phoebe helped her lie

Phoebe couldn't