Forbidden Passion

Chapter 659 She Doesn't Care About My Understanding

Javier swapped out Theodore's meds, rewrapped the gauze, and gave him another once-over before finally letting out a big sigh of relief.

Javier muttered, "Mr. Reynolds lost a ton of blood. He might get some fevers tonight. It's cool; just keep him cool with some wet cloths or something." Grace stood by the bed, her eyes bouncing between Theodore and Javier. "Got it. Thanks a lot. I'll walk you out."

Grace saw Javier out, and her phone buzzed. She checked it; it was a reply from Phoebe.

It had been ten minutes since she sent the pic.

Phoebe: [Grace, take good care of him. I'll treat you to dinner another day.]

Grace sighed at the message, then headed back to the bedroom. She dragged a chair over to the bedside and plopped down, ready to keep an eye on Theodore. Theodore cracked his eyes open and glanced at her.

With a blank look, he said, "You don't need to stay here. Go crash in the guest room. I'll holler if I need anything."

Grace replied, "I'll leave once your fever's down."

Theodore, looking drained, shut his eyes again. After a long pause, he mumbled, "She's changed a lot. Talks tougher than before."

Grace's eyes flickered, knowing he was talking about Phoebe. She said, "Phoebe's been busting her butt in Canada for over two years. It's tough for her to get where she is. You should cut her some slack." "Whether I get her or not, she doesn't care. If I hadn't pushed her buttons today, she wouldn't have even set foot in this house." Theodore's pale face showed a hint of loneliness.

Grace's lips twitched.

why Theodore couldn't just be nice. If he'd sincerely invited her, Phoebe wouldn't have turned him down. But the

Phoebe, a wall that wouldn't just crumble with time but would dig deeper

because Theodore took a knife for her. Otherwise, she

scandal blew up online, with a "breaking" tag slapped on it. Ernest probably hadn't been this famous in his whole two years in the entertainment

was just a dude mooching off women and only got into

causing the topic to trend on social media. The poster, feeling

Ernest hugging and kissing a woman in

people weren't. Even with the fuzzy faces, everyone could

blurry pic wasn't enough to nail Ernest for cheating and demanded

in, things wouldn't have gone off the

Facebook, giving Ernest's fans what they were asking for. This pic showed

Ernest's fans kept acting up, he'd drop high-def pics, ensuring Ernest's career would crash

the girls in the two pics weren't the same. Some kept quiet, trying to save face for

fans who had shelled out cash on Ernest's merch and endorsements felt totally betrayed. Ernest's usual cool-guy act had tricked

They quickly switched sides, and those who had

left were either crying and saying they still believed in him, waiting for him to clear

in full-on panic mode because of Ernest's scandal. Vanessa called Stanley, demanding he get the trending topic taken down. Stanley was blunt, "Ms. Fitzroy, Ernest is toast. Save your money

and asked calmly, "Mr. Rogers, I just want to

gritted her teeth and