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.

just be nice. If he'd sincerely invited her, Phoebe wouldn't have turned him down. But the words got stuck in her

between Theodore and Phoebe, a wall that wouldn't just crumble with time but

tonight was because Theodore took a knife for her. Otherwise, she wouldn't have even come

cheating 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

about Ernest, mentioning that before his debut, he was just a dude mooching off women and only got into the

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

a blurry pic of Ernest hugging and kissing a woman in a

plate was blurred out, but the people weren't. Even with

that a blurry pic wasn't enough to nail Ernest for

things wouldn't have gone off the rails.

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

if Ernest's fans kept acting up, he'd drop high-def

pics weren't the same. Some kept quiet,

usual cool-guy act had tricked them

could flip. They quickly switched sides, and those who had fiercely defended Ernest

against him, the few left were either crying and saying they still believed in him, waiting for him to clear things up,

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 for marketing

Rogers, I just want to know who's gunning for Ernest?" "Ms. Fitzroy," Stanley sighed, "we have professional ethics in this industry. You're putting me in a

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