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?"

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

grad just scraping by? Don't

Dad

the hallway where a window was tightly

a single leaf stuck around, leaving everything looking pretty bleak and

at home, the future seemed up in the air. If the family fell apart, who knew what would go

nudged his arm. He turned

just being stubborn; she seems to have thought things through.

even if the family

She hadn't slept all night

and grabbed the crocodile leather bag Phoebe had given her, stepping out

heading out now. We won't be back for dinner,"

offered, "I'll send a car

up. Phoebe and I hardly ever get

the sofa. Seeing them, Brandon instinctively stood up. Taylor didn't even glance his way, dragging Phoebe

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,

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 drove, Phoebe mentally sifted through potential spots,

close to the mansion, had drinks, hot springs, and massages for some serious chill

the car pulled up at the club's entrance, Madison looked bummed. "I thought you were taking Mom somewhere fun.

honest, even if she had the energy of

of them went in, and a beauty consultant immediately greeted them, running through all the club's