Forbidden Passion

Chapter 498 He and Phoebe Won't Part

Taylor was caught off guard for a sec, then she grinned. "You're such a sweetheart. Hearing you say that makes me feel way better."

Last night, Taylor and Brandon got back from the party, and what started as a tiny spat blew up into a full-blown fight.

Brandon's cheating and his love child had always been a sore spot for Taylor. She tried to keep it together for the sake of peace, but last night, she just couldn't hold it in anymore.

Taylor brought up the big D-divorce and Brandon didn't even flinch. He agreed right away. Taylor's heart shattered; he must've been waiting for her to say it. Otherwise, why would he be so quick to agree?

"Taylor, hit me up when you're done. I'll be right outside," Phoebe said as she helped Taylor into the tub, adding a few drops of calming essential oil to the water before stepping out.

In the hallway, Theodore was messing around with a lighter, listening to Christopher spill the tea about last night's drama in the car.

Christopher explained, "Marlowe showing up at the party was already a huge trigger for Mom. Then in the car, Madison mentioned that Bishop looks a lot like Dad. Mom lost it and snapped at Madison, and Dad jumped in to defend her. This back-and-forth made Mom think Dad wasn't just defending Madison but Bishop, so they started arguing."

Theodore frowned. "Why did Madison bring up Bishop?"

"I dunno." Christopher paused. "Theodore, has Madison been going through something lately? She seems all over the place and says stuff without thinking."

"She's always been like this. It's nothing new," Theodore said, rubbing his temples. Madison had always been like this.

When she was younger, her behavior came off as naive and straightforward. But now, her thoughtless remarks just seemed plain dumb.

Theodore asked, "How's your company doing?"

lit up as he talked about his tech startup. "It's not raking in the big bucks like yours, but

grad just scraping by? Don't you think that's a waste

it. With you and Dad running the show, there's

lighter, glancing towards the end of the hallway where a window was tightly shut, showing

the North, once winter hit, not a single leaf

all the chaos at home, the future seemed up in the air. If the family fell apart, who

was lost in thought, someone nudged his arm. He turned to see Phoebe standing

being stubborn; she seems to have thought

at her, thinking that even if the family fell apart, he and Phoebe

She

hair, put on her jewelry, and grabbed the crocodile leather bag Phoebe had given her, stepping out

linked arms with Taylor. "We're heading out now.

offered, "I'll send a car to pick

up. Phoebe and I hardly ever get to go out and have

headed downstairs, passing through the living room where Brandon was lounging on the sofa. Seeing them, Brandon instinctively stood up. Taylor didn't even glance his way, dragging Phoebe out the

the passenger seat. Madison came running after them, yanking open the back door and hopping in. "Phoebe, why didn't you call me? I wanna go out and have fun, too." Phoebe glanced at the rearview mirror but kept quiet, starting the

After all, Taylor hadn't slept all night and was on edge. Taking her to a place where young folks hang out could spell trouble, and Phoebe wasn't up for dealing with that. As she

to the mansion, had drinks, hot

entrance, Madison looked bummed. "I thought you were taking Mom

having soaked in the bath, was now feeling sleepy. To be honest, even if she had the energy of

a beauty consultant immediately greeted them, running