Forbidden Passion

Chapter 681 Mr. Reynolds' New Trick

Evelyn slapped the sofa with excitement, making the kids wobble. They turned to look at her, confused. "Hey, you guys just keep watching your cartoon, don't mind me," Evelyn said, trying to calm down. The kids shrugged and went back to the TV.

Evelyn grabbed Phoebe and whispered fiercely, "Phoebe, when did Theodore give you this? Didn't he leave you with nothing after the divorce?"

This had been bugging Evelyn for almost three years. Phoebe had spent four years with Theodore, working her butt off as his secretary and nanny, managing his life down to the smallest detail.

Phoebe had given her best years to Theodore, even had an abortion for him, and when they split, he left her with zilch. It broke Evelyn's heart.

"He did give me something," Phoebe said flatly, "I just didn't take it."

Evelyn smacked Phoebe on the shoulder, and the kids turned around again, this time shouting in unison, "Grandma, don't hit Mom, it hurts her."

Evelyn awkwardly coughed and gently rubbed Phoebe's shoulder. Meeting three pairs of innocent eyes, she said, "I wasn't hitting her, I was just feeling sorry for her."

The kids stared at Evelyn, clearly not buying it.

Noomi slid off the sofa, ran to Phoebe, climbed into her lap, and said, "Mom, I'll protect you."

Evelyn, clutching the Warranty Deed, glared at Phoebe. "Theodore gave this to you, why didn't you take it?"

sighed, "Just think of it as me

so much starting a business abroad. I just feel bad knowing there was an easier way. If you had taken that villa, would you have

her voice, "That was Theodore's property. Do you think I could live there with Hubert, Boris, and Noomi?" Phoebe wasn't trying to be

and Noomi, there was no way she was using Theodore's money to raise the kids. And once she could earn her own

he wanted to start fresh and leave the past behind, she wouldn't have taken his things to ease

it and saw

the document bag and handed it to Phoebe. "You

weren't Theodore's; Evelyn shuddered at the thought of what would happen if the

She raised her hand to slap Phoebe again, but Noomi hugged her arm. "Grandma, don't hit Mom,

You're always protecting your mom. Do you

felt comforted,

document bag upstairs to the master bedroom and locked it in

other nothing, but once he found out about the kids, he might not feel the same. When the truth came out, how would

slowly, the room filled with their scent. The pink lilies still had fresh

a faint fragrance that was unmistakably Theodore's. She opened it, but there wasn't a single word

Phoebe squinted her eyes.

bouquet and glanced around, noticing that the snacks on the coffee table had

She glanced at the lilies and smiled slightly. "These lilies are truly beautiful. Perhaps Mr. Reynolds is using them to express his pure

I was wrong. I