Forbidden Passion

Chapter 489 Would I Harm You?

Theodore stood in the walk-in closet, staring at his phone as if it had sprouted a second head. Phoebe never hung up on him. He attempted to call again, but it went directly to voicemail. She had turned off her phone.

Frozen for a moment, he then dashed out of the closet.

In the living room, his eyes darted to the coat rack. Phoebe's usual bag was missing. He rushed to the shoe cabinet and yanked it open. One of Phoebe's go-to pairs of shoes was gone.

Phoebe had definitely gone out.

If it was just a regular outing, why wouldn't she answer his calls and even turn off her phone? Anxiety hit Theodore like a ton of bricks.

He thought, 'Where the heck did Phoebe go? The dinner party's about to start. When's she coming back?'

Phoebe sat in her car, staring up at the old building in front of her. This was their old place. She opened the car door and stepped out.

Snowflakes were falling all around as she looked at Donovan's stern face. "Donovan."

"Let's go upstairs first," Donovan cut her off, leading the way into the building.

Phoebe bit her lip but followed him.

They climbed the stairs, the hallway lights flickering on, casting a dim glow on their figures, one tall and one short.

past. Back then, Evelyn worked as a maid for the Vanderbilt family. After she and Donovan started high school, it became inconvenient to keep living there, so they moved out.

sometimes feeling

the door,

her fists and heard Donovan say, "Come

file folder from the coffee table drawer and handed it to her. "Everything you want to know is in here, but Phoebe, think hard

coffee table, and sat down on the sofa,

about Dad. At first, I didn't buy it. But after I got back to the country, Theodore set me up with

"Yeah,

found. But did you know he was the captain of a ship under the Reynolds Group's shipping company? Everyone else on that ship

you wouldn't believe it, so I dug around after I got back. The reports said everyone on the ship perished, and the Reynolds Group paid a big sum in compensation. You can ask Mom if we ever got that money." Phoebe knew all about this. Evelyn never got that compensation and even went

shook her head like crazy. "No way, that's

cold laugh. "Possible or not, you'll see from these investigation results. Phoebe, I'm your brother. Would I lie to

stare, she picked up the file folder from

a ton. After a long moment, Phoebe finally got the guts to open it and pulled out

an old, yellowed newspaper reporting

had his accident. Back then, she just knew she'd never see him again. But now, seeing Harper's photo in the

moved the newspaper aside to reveal Donovan's findings. The people on that ship had indeed changed their names

Phoebe's eyes widened. "Why?"

in the ashtray and looked down at the nearly collapsing Phoebe. "I want to know why too. They said everyone on the ship

with hatred, piercing her heart and eyes. "Donovan, the shipping company is just one of the Reynolds Group's businesses. It can't be related to Dad." Donovan's expression shifted slightly. "Did you know that before Dad went to sea, he met with Brandon and they had an

at Donovan in pain. "Donovan, don't say things