Forbidden Passion

Chapter 669 Don't Give the Opportunity to Others

Phoebe finished talking and, without even glancing at Theodore's stunned face, turned and walked away quickly. The setting sun stretched her shadow long behind her. Theodore rubbed his forehead with his long fingers and let out a low chuckle.

Phoebe turning him down was no surprise. If winning her back was that easy, she wouldn't have left him so decisively all those years ago.

Today, Theodore was just testing the waters.

As long as Phoebe wasn't completely disgusted, he saw it as a win.

He looked up at her retreating figure and shouted, "Phoebe, no matter how far you go, I'm gonna win you back."

Phoebe's back stiffened, and she gripped her bag strap tighter. If she hadn't already walked a bit away, she might've thrown her bag at his head to knock some sense into him.

It was rush hour, and a bunch of employees were leaving the Empire State Building, just in time to hear Theodore's bold declaration.

For a moment, the company chat group blew up.

[Wow, Mr. Reynolds just confessed to Ms. Ziegler downstairs. Think the red roses this morning were from him?]

[Totally. Never thought I'd see Mr. Reynolds chasing someone, though his methods are kinda lame.]

[A CEO's pursuit is called romantic, duh.]

[Got it. Wanna bet on how long it'll take Mr. Reynolds to win over Ms. Ziegler?]

her career? I

focus on their careers. Who needs a

someone quietly passed the news

cartoons with Benjamin. His phone buzzed, and he picked it up to see a string of messages on WhatsApp. After

and said, "Edward, you look scary. I'm kinda

Benjamin, whose face showed clear signs of fear. He closed his eyes in frustration and said, "I gotta go out for a bit. You watch TV by yourself."

and asked in a small voice, "Edward, are

out of the villa, and soon

and played with his toys. After a long while,

and heard Benjamin's sigh. "Benjamin, where's Edward? Wasn't he supposed to watch cartoons with you? Why'd he

Phoebe," Benjamin said. "But I don't think he has a chance. Phoebe doesn't want to come back with

and saw a black car passing by the gate. She sighed. Edward was a stubborn guy. After all these years,

her way and grabbed some daily necessities. Just as she walked out, her phone rang. She took it out of her bag, glanced at the

replied, "The one across from Golden

Hang tight,

already hung up. She shook her head, a bit exasperated, and waited

The window rolled down, and Edward leaned over with

and purse on her lap. "It's just a short walk. You didn't have to

for the seatbelt, but halfway through, she felt a warm hand cover hers. She looked down at Edward's long fingers and, feeling flustered, quickly pulled her hand back. Edward gave her a soft look, then pulled the seatbelt across and clicked it into place. He leaned back and said, "I heard from Evelyn that you guys are moving. If you need anything for the new place and don't have time to

Edward nodded, "That's fine."

entered the underground parking lot of Golden

when Edward grabbed her wrist. She paused and looked back

"Phoebe, do you know I've been waiting for you all this