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?]

all about her

should focus on their careers. Who needs a

was buzzing, but someone

the Vanderbilt Mansion, Edward was chilling on the couch, watching cartoons with Benjamin. His phone buzzed, and he picked it up to see a string of messages on WhatsApp. After reading them,

him and said, "Edward, you look scary.

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

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the villa,

played with his toys. After a long while, he sighed, "Loving someone who doesn't love you back is really

"Benjamin, where's Edward? Wasn't he

think he has a chance. Phoebe doesn't want to come back with

looked outside and saw a black car passing by the gate. She sighed. Edward was a

glanced at the caller ID, and answered. "Phoebe,

"The one across from Golden

see you. Hang tight, I'll be right

already hung up. She shook her head,

The window rolled down,

opened the passenger door and got in, balancing her shopping bags and purse on her lap. "It's just a short walk. You didn't

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

Edward nodded, "That's fine."

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open the door when Edward grabbed her wrist. She paused

intently, his eyes filled with deep emotion. "Phoebe, do you know