Forbidden Passion

Chapter 492 You Don't Need to Be Afraid of Me

The old building's light bulb had fizzled out, leaving the room pitch black. Phoebe was chilling on the sofa, feeling the cold wind sneaking in from every crack, hitting her like a ton of bricks. She was freezing her butt off.

Phoebe shut her eyes, and bam, that old yellowed newspaper popped into her mind. Harper was there, grinning like a fool, looking at her all sweet.

Phoebe grabbed her head, burying it deep in her arms, feeling like crap.

She thought, 'Dad, is Donovan for real? Did Brandon really kill you?'

Phoebe was a mess. She couldn't wrap her head around it, but she had zilch to prove Donovan was full of it.

Even if Donovan was clueless, he wouldn't joke about his dad getting whacked. But if it was true, could she and Theodore keep living like this?

Footsteps echoed in the hallway. Phoebe's ears perked up, and she glanced at the door. A sliver of light crept in, igniting a spark of hope within her that she hadn't even acknowledged.

She waited, holding onto a sliver of hope for Theodore to arrive and declare it all a hoax. If Theodore dismissed it as falsehood, Phoebe was ready to believe every word he said.

The door creaked open, and a tall figure walked in, moving slowly towards Phoebe.

Phoebe's eyes flickered as she squinted, trying to make out who it was.

Edward looked down at her, bending slightly, tracing her outline in the air with his finger.

He said, "First day of Christmas, why so down?"

From the second Edward walked in, Phoebe knew he wasn't the one she was waiting for. She dropped her gaze and gave a bitter smile.

could Theodore be

fireworks lit up the night sky,

croaked, "Why

the Reynolds family's party tonight, so I figured

this spot. Back when Evelyn wanted to kick Phoebe and Donovan out, Edward had a huge blowout with his

their expulsion. Subsequently, Edward frequently sought out this location to

legs, which had nowhere to go, and said,

family's party should be over by now. Wanna go? I can take you." Edward tilted his head, still as sweet and

and Theodore kissed under the midnight fireworks, and she felt like it was the

was caught off guard for a few seconds and then asked, "Didn't Evelyn say Uncle Ziegler died in a shipwreck? Why are you bringing this up now?" Phoebe closed

took a deep breath, the cold air hitting her lungs, making her cough like crazy. "Edward, take me to Golden Apartment." Edward looked at her. "Phoebe, you look beat. How about I take you

not tired, let's go." Phoebe stood up. She'd been sitting too long, and her legs were all pins and needles. As she got up, she wobbled. Edward quickly reached out to steady her shoulder. "Watch

quickly got her balance, stepped back to put some space between them, and, ignoring the pins and needles in her feet, frowned and walked out. Edward stood there, silently watching her head to the door. Only then did he shove his hands

glow, illuminating each step they took in

so for eternity. However, somewhere along the way, they drifted apart.

paused on the steps and

of his cologne hit her. Edward stopped in front of

his shadow loomed over her, his warm breath

out of it

against the dusty stair railing, still in the same posture, but his

try and kiss her. She kept

who was crazy about you, always asking me to pass her love notes." Phoebe's voice

at Phoebe's small figure ahead, hiding his frustration and anger deep