Forbidden Passion

Chapter 709 I'm Doing Charity

Ethan was hiccuping from all the crying. Even though he was a year older than Hubert, Boris, and Noomi, he was way smaller. Now that his fever had gone down, his face wasn't as red, but he still looked pale and skinny, even smaller than Hubert.

Phoebe's heart broke, especially when she saw the clothes Ethan had just changed out of.

Ethan's clothes looked okay on the outside, but inside, they were full of patches.

It was clear that Ethan and Ruby had been through some rough times these past few years.

Phoebe walked over to the bed and saw that Ethan had finally stopped crying and had fallen back asleep in Ruby's arms. Phoebe asked quietly, "What are you planning to do now?"

Ruby gently laid the sleeping Ethan back on the bed, making sure he felt secure. She lightly patted his small arm to let him know she was there with him.

Staring at Ethan's face, which looked so much like Donovan's, Ruby said, "I just want to raise him healthy. I don't care about anything else."

"The area near the cemetery is too gloomy and not a good place for a kid to grow up. If you don't mind, you can move in with me," Phoebe said, unable to bear the thought of Ruby and Ethan struggling outside.

If Phoebe hadn't run into them, it would be one thing, but now that she had, she couldn't let them suffer any longer.

Ruby suddenly looked up at Phoebe, then lowered her gaze. "I don't need your pity."

"You've fallen this far and still care about your pride," Phoebe said, then softened her tone when she saw Ruby's pale face. "I'm not pitying you. I just can't stand to see Ethan grow up in such a place. If Donovan were still alive, he wouldn't let you two suffer either."

Tears unexpectedly rolled down Ruby's face. She quickly looked up, trying to hold them back.

don't want to live with us, you can stay at the Golden Apartment.

a woman to raise a child alone, which made

was once a privileged girl, but she lost everything to raise Ethan. Even if Ruby had done things to wrong her and Donovan in the past, it

stayed silent, wiping her

Ethan. Do you really want him to keep living in such a weird

frail Ethan, Ruby was finally persuaded by Phoebe. She said with a weary smile,

Ruby exchanged WhatsApp contacts and phone

felt uneasy. She was afraid Ruby might sneak away with Ethan while she was gone, so she didn't dare leave the hospital. Theodore seemed to read her mind and said, "She

looked at him,

and enduring hardships. If you hadn't shown up, she would have continued

said, still confused, "You seem to

notice that her clothes were washed out, her fingers were cracked

aside her resentment towards Ruby for Ethan's sake, she

and continued her privileged life. Why did she do

she choose to have Donovan's child? Theodore tapped Phoebe's forehead and said, "You usually seem smart. How can you

Phoebe fell silent.

Phoebe tilted her head to avoid Theodore's finger and looked seriously

thank you for

Phoebe took the opportunity to wave at

back as he answered the call, his tone not very

had said about Ruby's clothes

later, Phoebe returned to the hospital

were from brands she had seen countless times over the past two years but