Forbidden Passion

Chapter 529 Some People Can't Be Missed

Phoebe and Theodore strolled past the secretary's desk, fingers intertwined. Carol, catching sight of their clasped hands, nearly knocked over her water cup in shock. She quickly stood up. "Mr. Reynolds, Ms. Ziegler."

Theodore, always the ice king in front of others, gave a slight nod without even glancing around and headed straight for the elevator.

Carol watched them go, then sneakily pulled out her phone to snap a pic of their retreating figures.

Once Phoebe and Theodore were in the elevator, Carol plopped back down. She checked the new employee group chat, which was already blowing up with messages.

That morning, Donovan had thrown a fit in the CEO's office, and now everyone was buzzing, betting that Phoebe was about to lose her spot.

The drama was juicy, and everyone was eating it up.

Phoebe was just a regular girl, and a lot of the female employees had a chip on their shoulder about her. Why did she get to marry into money while they were all stuck working? Carol anonymously dropped the photo in the group chat with a caption.

Carol: [Check out this lovey-dovey couple!]

The chat went dead silent.

The Reynolds Group was smack in the middle of the bustling financial district, right next to a mall and a pedestrian street lined with bubble tea shops.

The afternoon sun was blazing, and the pedestrian street was packed. Most of the bubble tea shops had lines out the door.

Theodore turned to Phoebe. "Which bubble tea do you want?" he asked, still holding her hand.

Phoebe tried to remember the bubble tea Donovan had bought. It seemed to be from the shop with the longest line.

are so many people. Let's find

to that shop and joined the end of the

sunlight filtered through the buildings, casting a glow on him. His high nose and deep-set eyes gave him

the longest line. Won't

mom took the three of us to an amusement park. I really wanted to go on a ride, but it was the farthest from the entrance and had the longest line. By the time we got there, the line was already

heard Theodore talk about his childhood, and

carousel. My mom was alone

felt regret for missing that ride. So, Phoebe, some things can't be missed. If you love it enough, it's worth waiting in line for hours on

suddenly felt that Theodore made a lot

still want to go

forever. Since then, I've told myself that

gaze so intense it felt like

she hadn't had the bubble tea

you

Theodore had ever

his phone rang. He glanced at the caller ID, gave Phoebe a quick gesture, and stepped aside to take the call. Phoebe moved forward with the line,

conversation, but whatever was said made Theodore frown. After a few words, he hung up and quickly walked back to

up? Is there an emergency at

line, clearly torn. He had just said he wouldn't miss out on things he liked, but now he was about to eat his words. Wasn't it a

had been with Theodore for almost five years and could read him like a book. She knew they weren't getting bubble tea today. She said, "I suddenly don't feel like bubble tea anymore. Let's go." Theodore looked at her, wanting to say something but holding back. "It's okay. You stay here and wait in line. I'll

really don't want it anymore. Let's go," Phoebe said, stepping out

but then followed her. Once he caught up,

got into a fight with Marlowe, and they're

you say so earlier? Let's hurry over. We can't let her be

sprinted to the roadside, waving to hail a cab. Luckily, it wasn't rush hour, and