Forbidden Passion

Chapter 435 I Want Freedom

Theodore rubbed his eyes and sat up, noticing it was still dark outside. He groggily smiled at Phoebe and said, "Phoebe, it's not even dawn. Come back to bed." Phoebe's face was tense, her brows furrowed.

She stared at Theodore for a few seconds before turning and walking to the couch.

Theodore watched her cold back, his smile fading. For days now, Phoebe had been avoiding him.

When she was asleep, she would nestle in his arms, relying on him completely.

But once awake, she turned cold and wouldn't even look at him. She hated him that much.

Theodore got out of bed, picked up her slippers, and walked over. Placing them beside the couch, he knelt beside her.

The sky was on the verge of dawn, a time that often evoked feelings of vulnerability. Theodore looked at Phoebe and softly asked, "Phoebe, what do you really want?" Phoebe hugged her knees and buried her face in them, ignoring his rare show of humility.

Theodore had endured for several days. Usually domineering, this was his limit. He grabbed Phoebe's chin, forcing her to look at him.

"Phoebe, I'm giving you one last chance. What do you want?" he shouted.

Phoebe stared into his eyes, as dark as the pre-dawn sky outside.

"Freedom," she replied.

Theodore rejected it instantly, "That's impossible!"

Phoebe gave a bitter smile, "See? You ask what I want, knowing you can't give it to me. You make me sick!"

her chin, forcing her to

tried to pull away, but Theodore's hand held the back of her head, his fingers digging into her hair, making her unable to move. "Theodore, if you kiss me, I'll bite

her threat, kissing her forcefully. Phoebe

kiss, both were battered and bruised. Theodore wiped the blood from his mouth, looking at Phoebe's swollen lips, and leaned in to suck the blood

Theodore caught it. He squinted and deepened the kiss until they were out

Theodore, her anger boiling. She bent her legs and

dodged quickly, allowing her to break free. Watching Phoebe run

recovered. Let's get you discharged today,"

against the cold wall, staring warily at

her

hospital bed is too hard. You

The Imperial Apartment? It's a luxurious cage that has

hospital. Can't you hear me?" Phoebe

Office has always reserved the Chief Secretary position for you. Come back. Plus, the artists you want to protect are still under your management." Phoebe

if you keep making a fuss, you'll go home to be Mrs. Reynolds." Theodore knew how

Reynolds Group. I

found herself

rejecting her outright.

back to the Reynolds Group as Chief Secretary or go home

to the President's Office felt humiliating, it was better than being locked

back to the President's

securing a dignified outcome for her runaway

President's Office as Theodore's Chief Secretary, with a much higher salary and more

Theodore set up a transparent screen to create a separate area for her. Everyone

that when Theodore demoted Phoebe to Queen Entertainment, she had fallen out