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?"

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

shot him a look. "A Harvard grad just scraping by? Don't

With you and Dad running the show,

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

leaf stuck around, leaving everything looking pretty bleak

the future seemed up in the air. If the family fell apart,

lost in thought, someone nudged his arm. He

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

if the family fell apart, he and

and ready. She hadn't slept all night and looked beat,

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

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

car to pick

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

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

why didn't you call me? I wanna go out and have fun, too." Phoebe glanced at the

anywhere too wild. 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 drove, Phoebe

had drinks, hot springs, and

Madison looked bummed. "I thought you were

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

consultant immediately greeted them, running