Forbidden Passion

Chapter 522 Hitting Vanessa Back With

Phoebe didn't waste any time getting ready. She quickly dried her hair and threw on some fresh clothes. As she walked past the vanity, she noticed she looked a bit too pale. After a quick think, Phoebe decided to slap on some lipstick to give herself a bit more color and look more alive.

When Phoebe stepped out of the walk-in closet, Theodore was already hanging out by the bedroom door. She grabbed her phone and followed him out in a hurry.

Once they were in the car, Phoebe asked, "Should we swing by the flower shop to grab some flowers?"

Theodore shook his head. "Sophia's in the middle of being resuscitated. She won't care if we don't bring a gift. It's cool."

"Oh."

Theodore drove out of the underground garage. "If you're tired, you can catch some Z's. It might be tough to sleep once we hit the hospital."

"I'm not sleepy," Phoebe replied.

The car zoomed along. Half an hour later, they pulled into the parking lot of Horizon Wellness Hospital. The night was windy and cold, and Phoebe and Theodore shivered as soon as they stepped out of the car. Theodore grabbed Phoebe's wrist, and they quickly dashed through the parking lot into the inpatient building.

Since Sophia got hospitalized, this was Phoebe's first visit. She was in the cardiology ward, and when they arrived, Vanessa was standing outside the room.

Vanessa heard footsteps and knew Theodore had arrived. She was about to cry but froze when she saw Phoebe with him.

Vanessa thought, 'Why did Phoebe tag along?'

Phoebe greeted her confidently, "Miss Fitzroy, how's Sophia doing now?"

Vanessa bit her lip and looked pitifully at Theodore, her eyes filled with lingering sorrow. "Theodore, the doctors are still trying to save her. I'm so scared."

said calmly, "Trust the doctors.

fault," Vanessa said, blaming herself. "Mom woke up this afternoon and didn't see you. She said she missed you and asked me to call you. I

felt something was

time she asks you to call, just do it. Don't upset her. Her heart can't take any stress right now," Theodore

I call

was speechless and thought, 'You definitely did it on purpose. Bringing me up now, are you trying to get me to say I don't mind,

her teeth. "Mr. Reynolds is super busy and might not always be able to take your calls. But I'm pretty free. You can call me, and I'll pass the message to Mr. Reynolds."

this time, he finally saw Phoebe show her tough side. He said, "Vanessa, from now on, if Sophia needs me,

matter had been

to the hospital earlier; he had brought Phoebe along. If he thinks he can get rid of me, he's dreaming!'

all. After all, Sophia is Theodore's mentor. If

brow twitched. "But

Fitzroy, looks like you're not exactly Daughter of the Year. Sophia would rather lean on a student than you, who's right there with her. That's kinda sad," Phoebe said, her tone dripping with

he's reliable and responsible. If we hadn't split back then,

her mouth. "I'm sorry, Theodore. I just didn't want Ms. Ziegler to get the wrong idea. We did date, after all. If she misunderstood and got upset with you, I'd

'Nice try, Vanessa,'

the room.

her. Her heart almost gave out earlier. Everything was

Vanessa and said,

or upset. It

scared. "I'll

wouldn't rely on anyone other than family, especially to the point of almost driving herself to anger because Vanessa didn't call Theodore. It

Theodore staying at the hospital for days without going home was because Sophia and Vanessa were using the mentor-student relationship to manipulate him. Now it seemed that

Was he willingly being manipulated by Vanessa, or was he genuinely fulfilling