Forbidden Passion

Chapter 621 Phoebe Headed to Caneda

Phoebe felt like a wild beast was tearing up her brain. She deflected, "Mr. Douglas is a young hotshot, all fancy and untouchable, like some high-end jewelry you just look at but never touch."

Raphael shot back, "You think pretty highly of him."

"I think pretty highly of you too. You're all classy and out-of-this-world, like you don't care about anything," Phoebe buttered him up with a grin.

She was laying it on thick to get Raphael to drop any funny business. No way he'd keep using her to charm guys after that kind of flattery.

Raphael was eating it up. He grinned and said, "You've got good taste. Alright, I get it, you're not into him. You can go."

Phoebe didn't waste a second and bolted.

As soon as the door shut, she wiped the sweat off her forehead. She decided to keep a low profile from now on.

She had three kids to raise. Before leaving Kedora, she needed to stack up as much cash as possible. If things got too crazy, she'd just quit.

First, she managed to shake off Milton. Then Edward showed up, and he wasn't so easy to ditch.

Walking out of the office, she spotted Edward leaning against his car, staring her down. A coworker nudged her forward with a knowing smile.

"Mr. Vanderbilt's here for you. Go on, don't keep him waiting."

Phoebe was speechless.

Edward had been popping by the office a lot lately, supposedly to see Raphael. Everyone knew what was up. Raphael played along, and so did the whole office.

felt more like a PR rep than a secretary, part of the quirky office

Edward and said,

was in the area for business. Thought I'd drop by.

eyes, "Edward,

eyes. "Phoebe, I just wanted to

Edward.

and called after her, "Phoebe, don't be

other for 26 years.

it were Theodore here, would you be so firm?" Edward's words slipped out,

She said, "Yes, because we're

say you're moving forward,

He feared the answer would

remember what you said. You better never look back, or else..." Edward

shoulders slumped. After a while,

up at the office. Phoebe was relieved. Life went on. She'd been dealing with morning sickness a lot lately. To keep it under wraps, she'd sneak off to throw up. Sometimes, a coworker would

everyone had switched to skirts and shorts. Phoebe's belly

to the hospital for a prenatal checkup. The doc said the babies were doing

hospital, Cindy got all worried, "Phoebe, are you really gonna go to Caneda to have the babies? I don't feel good about

with the housing folks in Caneda for a couple of months. She rented a place close to the Caneda Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital and hired a nanny. She'd be all set once

someone from the Reynolds family spots me? That'd be a nightmare,"

because he thought she couldn't get pregnant. Now, being pregnant with someone else's kid right after

are here, she'll have to deal with it,

"What can

and stay until I give birth? You can work from anywhere anyway," Phoebe said with a reassuring smile. Cindy was a beauty blogger. Her job was to look fabulous in different ways. She had a ton