Forbidden Passion

Chapter 590 Her Heart Shattered

In the apartment, Phoebe was barely hanging on. Those lashes had almost done her in. Plus, she'd trekked a long way in the freezing night, wearing nothing but thin clothes. Battered and burning up with fever, Phoebe was totally out of it.

Her wrists, tied up, were numb from the pain. She had no clue what time it was or when Theodore would come to save her.

Phoebe clung to consciousness with sheer willpower, refusing to pass out.

The door creaked open again, and someone walked in, stopping right in front of her. Phoebe could feel the person staring at her. After what felt like forever, they finally spoke.

"Ms. Ziegler, I offered a five-billion-dollar deal for each person, but Mr. Reynolds only managed to scrape together five billion. He can only save one of you. Do you think Theodore will save you or Vanessa first?" Phoebe's heart plummeted.

He could only save one. Would Theodore pick her?

"Honestly, I'm curious too. Let's not waste time. I'll call him, and we'll find out."

The kidnapper's voice dripped with malice. Phoebe's hands clenched into fists. She heard the phone connect and instinctively lifted her head.

Her eyes were covered, so she couldn't see a thing.

But through the light from the window, she vaguely noticed that this kidnapper seemed taller and more rugged than the one who whipped her last night.

The kidnapper from last night had been silent, but from the height of the whip strikes, she figured it was a woman.

The kidnapper put the phone on speaker. It rang forever without anyone picking up, and the kidnapper started pacing, clearly annoyed.

At the last second, the call was answered. Before the kidnapper could speak, Theodore's calm voice came through, "I choose Vanessa. Where do we exchange the hostages?"

a tidal wave crashed into Phoebe's ears, drowning out everything. Theodore's

care about her and only saw her as a tool, hearing him choose Vanessa so easily at the brink of life and death

voice came in and out, but Phoebe didn't register it. The moment Theodore abandoned her, she had already fallen into an

Phoebe's heart shattered.

Phoebe's feelings were dead.

pitying. "It's a shame. You're the one who got left

kill you. Your injuries should last a few days. Let's see if you can hold on until

kidnapper left

These kidnappers were smart. They had kidnapped two people but never put her and

probably afraid that, like in TV shows, the two of

kidnappers had all left. They didn't want to drag her along; even they

'How laughable you are. 'Faintly, there was singing outside the window, a familiar melody, a familiar voice. It was

filled with tears. Was she destined to die to the sound of Noah's

hung up the phone and stormed out

trailing him. "I just heard a song in the kidnapper's call. The lyrics went something like, 'The North Star knows

"I need a moment

stride as

you have to bring Vanessa back safely," James

eyes for a brief moment, shook off

said, "The song is by Noah. He did a commercial recently where he sang it a cappella. It's on LED screens in all the big

finish, Theodore, who was walking briskly ahead, came

"Mr. Reynolds?"

the malls in Kedora playing Noah's commercial on their LED screens. Get the surveillance footage from after midnight last night and look for any suspicious vehicles or people. Narrow it down fast. I think Phoebe's hidden somewhere

sir!" Lawton didn't waste a second and

team. The kidnappers were slick, making him place the five billion dollars in five different spots. Only after they got the