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?"

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

just scraping by? Don't

it. With you and Dad running the show, there's no need

the end of the hallway where a window was tightly shut,

winter hit, not a single leaf stuck around, leaving everything looking pretty bleak

home, the future seemed up in the

his arm. He turned to see Phoebe standing in front of

calmer now. I don't think she's just being stubborn; she seems to have thought things through. I came out to let

at her, thinking that even if the

ready. She hadn't slept all

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

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

offered, "I'll send a car to pick you up

up. Phoebe and I hardly ever get to go out and have fun, so we won't be coming

through the living room where Brandon was lounging on the sofa. Seeing them,

Taylor settled into 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

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, finally settling on a high-end club

the mansion, had drinks, hot springs,

Madison looked bummed. "I thought you

having soaked in the bath, was now feeling sleepy. To be honest, even if she had the energy of a young person, she didn't have the strength to be restless right now.

went in, and a beauty consultant immediately greeted them, running through all the club's packages. Phoebe bought three top-tier