Forbidden Passion

Chapter 456 Am I the One You Want?

Phoebe frowned. "Theodore, you're being unreasonable. I only found out you were coming the morning we left. How could I have known Edward would be here?" "You didn't seem surprised to see him," Theodore snapped.

Phoebe didn't want to argue. "You're right, I wasn't surprised because I saw him when I got out of the car this morning. Theodore, don't overanalyze things."

Theodore took off his jacket and walked over to Phoebe, pressing her against the wall, his breath heavy with frustration.

"Stop giving me reasons to overthink, Phoebe. I saw you two exchanging looks," Theodore warned.

Phoebe closed her eyes. "You used to exchange glances with Vanessa all the time. Did I mention anything about it?"

"That was normal interaction," Theodore replied.

"Normal interaction?" Phoebe sneered, looking up at his angry face. "You picked her up from Lindell Harbor, gave her a diamond ring, and even a company. How is that normal?" "When did I give her a diamond ring?" Theodore asked.

Phoebe pushed his hand aside, whipped out her phone, and scoured Vanessa's News Feed for the photo. Yet, Vanessa's feed was squeaky clean.

"I saw her post a photo. Where did it go?" Phoebe frowned, suspecting Vanessa's posts were hidden from her.

"I never gave her a ring, Phoebe. Stop making things up," Theodore said.

Phoebe bit her lip. "Fine, even if you didn't give her a ring, you gave her a company. You handed over my sweat and tears to your first love. Did I complain about it?"

"I'll give it to you. Do you want it?" Theodore suddenly said.

Phoebe was stunned.

at her, almost smiling. "You don't want it. You don't want anything

seen Theodore like this. He seemed like a restless beast trapped in a

'I don't want anything. I just want you!

watched her battle for words, a chill crept into his heart. Without a word, he gently pushed past her, swung open the door, and exited. Phoebe slid down the wall, covering her face with

ointment in her suitcase, and picked up Theodore's jacket

old sofa. Theodore, with a cigarette

to him, gently disinfecting his wound. "Mr. Reynolds, you're so

exhaled smoke and glanced at her coldly. "Don't mention her

seemed Theodore's words in the snow

Mr. Reynolds, how about my performance tonight?"

performed. He pulled his hand back. "Your skills

a beat. "I understand. So

She'll set you up with resources." Violet's mind raced with thoughts of the opportunities. It seemed cozying up to Theodore was paying off. She nodded excitedly. "Thank you, Mr. Reynolds. I'll make

walked towards her, Phoebe quickly ran up the stairs. Back in the room, she stuffed the ointment back into her suitcase and hung the jacket on the coat

rushed into the bathroom and turned on the faucet. She heard the door open outside, and her

breath, waited for her heartbeat to calm, and then went

of smoke. Phoebe noticed

the blanket

seeing her back turned to him. He pressed his lips together and went to the

they didn't exchange a single

Theodore got up to find Phoebe already gone. They were

they went into the mountains, the colder it got. Three days later, they reached their final stop, near the northernmost point, where it was freezing and known for auroras. It was Phoebe's first time in such cold. Every time she spoke, white puffs of breath came out, and her

years, but now her fingers were swollen and red. However, she always wore

Phoebe and Theodore found themselves embroiled in a silent conflict, maintaining a professional facade in public but giving each other the cold shoulder