Forbidden Passion

Chapter 543 You Saved Me Again

Phoebe caught the shift in Theodore's face. She bent down, scooped up the phone; the call was already over. She handed it back to him.

"Screen's busted. You need a new one."

Theodore just stared at Phoebe, totally zoned out. The paternity test results hit him like a truck. Even though he tried to brace himself, it was still a lot to take in.

Phoebe waved a hand in front of his face. "Yo, what's up? Why do you look like that?"

"The paternity test... Grace is my biological sister." Theodore still felt like he was in some weird dream.

If Grace was his real sister, then what about Madison?

Phoebe was shocked too. She had her suspicions, but now it was official.

Madison wasn't Brandon and Taylor's real daughter. This news was gonna mess everyone up.

She gripped her phone. "So, what's the plan now?"

Theodore reached for his smokes but remembered they were in a hospital. No smoking allowed. He pulled his hand back, looking annoyed. "Grace is a Reynolds. We gotta bring her back to the family." "And Madison?" Phoebe cut straight to the point.

Theodore's face darkened. He stared hard at Phoebe. "Madison's my sister. Blood or not, that doesn't change."

Phoebe caught the edge in his voice and knew he got her wrong. She didn't bother explaining. "Got it."

She leaned over, grabbed his hand, and put the phone in his palm. "I'm gonna check on Grace."

Suddenly, Taylor's voice came from behind him. "Theodore, the paternity test results are solid,

by the door. He pressed his lips together and said, "Lawton was there the whole time, keeping an eye

had blood drawn. Let me help you lie

to the hospital room, sat her on the sofa, poured her some honey

"How

and you didn't notice." Theodore guessed. Taylor stared at the floor, deep in thought. "No point digging into the past. The big thing now is how to tell Madison she's not a Reynolds and how

the whole situation a

a Reynolds, they couldn't leave her

looks, seeing the conflict and helplessness

this easier for her," Theodore said. Taylor shook her head. "Theodore, I'll talk to her. Our family's been through the wringer lately. One thing after another, it's just too much."

though Grace was practically a stranger to Theodore, they

Taylor nodded. "Go on."

Grace slowly opened her eyes. She felt like she'd been hit by a truck and put back together wrong. Everything

pale ceiling. The beeping machines were driving

face popped into her mind. Grace's eyes

wanted to kill

door open, she heard the heart monitor going nuts. She rushed over and saw Grace's wide-open eyes, her pupils not

pushing Phoebe aside. They surrounded Grace, checking her out

and walked over to Phoebe. "She's stable now. She had

a huge sigh of relief, her

quickly stood up straight and nodded

Let her sleep more. When the anesthesia wears off,

finished his instructions

Grace's pale face with sympathy. "How you

stared at her. "Phoebe, you saved me