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.

living there, so they moved out. Evelyn's salary

had walked through this building countless times, sometimes feeling exhausted, but

unlocked the door, and a musty, stale smell hit

clenched her fists and heard Donovan say,

table drawer and handed it to her. "Everything you want

the coffee table, and sat down on the sofa,

with smoke. Donovan said, "Over the past six months, I've been getting info about Dad. At first, I didn't buy it. But after I got back to the country, Theodore set me up with a job at his company. You

"Yeah,

But did you know he was the captain of a ship

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

head like crazy. "No way, that's

or not, you'll see from these investigation results.

Under Donovan's icy stare, she picked up the file

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

yellowed newspaper reporting

then, she just knew she'd never see him again. But now, seeing

findings. The people on that ship had

Phoebe's eyes widened. "Why?"

want to know why too. They said everyone on the ship died, but in

looked at Donovan in disbelief. His eyes were filled 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

in pain.