Forbidden Passion

Chapter 614 That Person Looked a Bit Like Theodore

The car rolled to a stop outside Golden Apartment. Dawn was just breaking in Kedora, painting the sky a fiery red and lighting up the whole place.

Phoebe cracked her eyes open and mumbled to Edward, "Thanks for the ride. I'm heading up."

Just as she was about to step out, Edward grabbed her wrist, his eyes glued to her face. "Phoebe, can I see you again?"

Edward's eyes were full of hurt. "Don't shut me out. I just wanna be there for you, that's all. No pressure."

Phoebe sighed, "I'm beat. I'm going up."

Edward bit his lip. After a beat, he let go of her wrist and said softly, "Go rest. Don't stress. It'll all blow over."

"Okay." Phoebe pushed the door open, got out, and walked into the apartment complex without looking back. Once she was out of Edward's sight, she leaned against a tree and started to retch. Her hand clenched into a fist, the room card digging into her skin, blood dripping from the edge.

Tears welled up in Phoebe's eyes.

She slowly opened her palm and stared at the blood-stained room card. It read 1888. How did she mistake it for 8888?

"Phoebe," Evelyn's voice came from behind. Phoebe's body stiffened. She quickly clenched her hand, hiding the room card, and turned to face Evelyn.

Evelyn was carrying breakfast and hurried over. "Why are you just getting back? Where were you last night? I couldn't reach you."

As she got closer, Evelyn caught a whiff of alcohol on Phoebe. She waved her hand in front of her nose, looking at Phoebe with disdain. "Why were you drinking? Didn't you say you had a business dinner?" Phoebe's throat was dry, and she struggled to speak. "Business dinners always mean drinking. You know that."

No late nights,

towards the building and casually tossed the blood-stained room card into the trash.

got mad. "Who told you to divorce Theodore? Now you see how tough it

say it was tough," Phoebe replied

glanced at Phoebe and

"Phoebe, what happened to

neck, looking awkward. "It's nothing, probably a mosquito

bite with teeth marks? Seriously?" Evelyn

pretended to be indifferent. "I'm a normal woman with needs. I just hired a

the elevator doors opened,

have you lost your damn mind? Do you know how filthy

too wiped out to deal with Evelyn's rant. She kicked off her shoes and headed

where she found the escort and what his name

it, tuning out Evelyn's loud knocking. She made a beeline for the bathroom to take a

body were brutal, clear signs of severe

she tried to forget, the more the details clawed their

suite of that hotel. Guests on the top floor were either loaded or important, definitely not someone she could

to convince herself it was just a freak accident, nothing

a minty scent,

her out, and she shook her head hard to get

keep thinking everyone she met was like Theodore? Was she

on the bed and picked up her phone, opening the delivery app to order some birth control pills. Her finger hovered

pillow, staring blankly at