Forbidden Passion

Chapter 544 I'm Very Tired

Theodore gave her a long, hard look and finally said, "Phoebe, why you in such a rush?"

"In a rush?" Phoebe shot back, eyes locked on Theodore. "If I hadn't driven by last night, she'd be dead in that alley. Have you even checked on the accident since it happened?" Seeing Phoebe all worked up, Theodore grabbed her wrist and yanked her into the emergency stairwell, slamming the door behind them.

He pinned her against the wall, "Why you so worked up?"

Phoebe scoffed, "Theodore, your own sister almost died, and you're acting all chill. You wanna know why I'm worked up? I should be asking you why you're so cold-blooded." "Phoebe!"

She wasn't scared of him. She squared her shoulders and said, "I called the cops this morning to report a hit-and-run. When they showed up, guess what they found?" Theodore just pressed his lips together, staying quiet.

Phoebe went on, "The scene was spotless, and the surveillance cameras? Oh, they were 'under maintenance.' How convenient, right?"

"Phoebe!" Theodore growled, "What are you getting at?"

"What am I getting at?" Phoebe sneered, "A regular hit-and-run driver wouldn't come back to clean up and mess with the cameras." Theodore stared her down, "What are you trying to say?"

"Mr. Reynolds, you're so smart. Don't you get it?" Phoebe smirked, "But I can't say anything. No proof, just empty words."

She tried to leave, but Theodore pulled her back, pinning her against the wall again.

The stairwell was freezing. Phoebe's back hit the wall, making her wince. Anger flared up inside her.

Phoebe yelled, "People like us, with no power, can't even speak up. If I say something you don't like, you can hit or scold me all you want." Theodore was fuming, "Phoebe, be reasonable. So much has happened. Even Madison was switched at birth. Can't you give us some time?"

shot back, "To you, I'm just being unreasonable. But Grace almost died. As her brother, shouldn't you find out

with agitation, Theodore pinched the bridge of his nose, "I'm exhausted. Please, just calm down and stop making

losing air, but thinking

money should be saved for Alva's surgery, and there was no

promising, "Once we bring Grace

she was saying all this just to get them

Theodore to seek justice for

attitude, he

describe how she felt. It was a mix of

leaves a trace'? Even if those traces don't show up right away, the guilty will always have that on their conscience-assuming they

clenched, "So what do you want? To tear

eyes widened. "Is that really what you think

second they left his mouth. He knew

this going. You've been up all night. I'll have Lawton take you home to rest. I'll get a nurse for

just opened the stairwell door and

the wall, pulled out a pack

He made a call, "Lawton, I

was out

officially recognized by the Reynolds family, Phoebe couldn't bring herself to

It all smelled fishy to Phoebe. She

What would Grace do?

slept all night,

chair and closed her