Forbidden Passion

Chapter 694 Phoebe's Unease

Patrick wandered over to the cabinet, grabbed a decanter and some wine glasses, and poured the whole bottle of red wine into the decanter. He glanced over at Theodore, who was sprawled out with his legs stretched long. Theodore yawned like a lazy cat.

"Why do you think the kid Cindy's holding is mine?" Patrick asked, confused. Knowing Cindy, if she was really pregnant with his kid, she wouldn't have kept it a secret. Cindy would have come straight to him, demanding he pay half the abortion fee.

"What else could it be?" Theodore raised an eyebrow. "Phoebe's kid? Do you really think that's possible?"

Back then, Theodore was desperate to get Phoebe pregnant. He even forced himself on her despite her serious injuries.

But luck wasn't on Theodore's side.

Theodore had double-checked with Riley that Phoebe wasn't pregnant before agreeing to the divorce. If there had been even a tiny chance, he wouldn't have let her go. Patrick looked at Theodore's self-righteous expression and his mind wandered. "Theodore, do you have issues with your sexual performance?"

Theodore was speechless.

He grabbed a tissue box from the coffee table and chucked it at Patrick. Patrick caught it effortlessly. "My bad. Don't get mad."

Theodore shot him a sidelong glance. "If you're so capable, why isn't the kid yours?"

His words hit a nerve. Patrick lowered his eyes and poured two glasses of wine from the decanter. "What could I do?"

"Is it really not yours?" Theodore frowned.

Patrick shook his head. "Not my kid."

"That's weird." Theodore sat up a bit. What was with that strange and tense atmosphere back then? "What's weird?" Patrick asked.

his finger on it, but something about Phoebe and the

expression and said, "I think you're overthinking it. If Cindy had secretly given birth to my kid, would she dare

added, "Come on,

it

this, Theodore felt a bit down. He picked up his wine glass and downed it

sofa, drinking glass after glass, finishing the bottle of red wine like it

vanished. She spent the whole

Laughter filled the air. When Phoebe came down, the kids rushed over, each hugging one of her legs. "Mommy, hug me." Noomi, unable to outcompete

her soft, fragrant cheek. "Cindy

to pull Phoebe's arm. "Mommy, Hubert

chimed in, "I

back. Then she picked up all

"Phoebe, you're getting stronger." Phoebe put Hubert, Boris, and Noomi on the sofa, where they laughed and

said, "I bought breakfast. Go eat something.

came over early to

a faint smile,

Phoebe nodded in agreement.

a bag, planning to take it to a professional dress care center for cleaning over the weekend before returning it to Theodore. When Phoebe came downstairs, Pamela and Evelyn were in the living room watching the kids. The

Cindy got into the car. Seeing the dark circles under Phoebe's eyes, Cindy said with a touch of guilt, "I'm

mouth but then closed it, tears welling up in her eyes. She said, "It's okay.

Phoebe, saying, "Why are you so

seen him go crazy," Phoebe said, still shaken. "He may seem normal now, but when he goes crazy, he can do anything." Cindy was at a loss for

had Theodore done to make