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.

"If you don't want to live with us, you can stay at the Golden Apartment. There's a vacant

it was for a woman to raise a child alone, which

to raise Ethan. Even if Ruby had done

silent,

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

was finally persuaded by

of relief. She and Ruby exchanged WhatsApp contacts and phone

with Ethan while she was gone, so she

at him,

Theodore said, "She's been on the run for three years, suffering and enduring hardships. If you hadn't shown up, she would have continued living hopelessly. But you've given her hope. She wants her child to be better cared for, so she won't refuse your

"You seem to

much attention to her. You didn't notice that her clothes were washed out, her fingers were cracked and wrinkled, her nails were worn down, and even her shoes had been patched several times. Her life these past few years

paid much attention to Ruby. Even though she had temporarily set aside her resentment towards Ruby for Ethan's sake, she hadn't really noticed

privileged life. Why did

approached Donovan for Vanessa's sake and schemed against him. Why would she choose to have Donovan's

Phoebe fell silent.

tilted her head to avoid Theodore's

Reynolds, thank you for your

rang. Phoebe took the opportunity to

he answered the

buying new clothes and toys for Ethan. Remembering what Theodore had said

to the hospital room with bags in

saw Phoebe return with so many shopping bags. Those things were from brands she had seen countless times