Forbidden Passion

Chapter 740 Harper's Past

Phoebe sat by the window, looking out at the bustling, lively street. It was a weekday, and office workers were coming and going in a hurry.

Harper continued, "When we got married, my parents had just passed away from illness, and I was in a lot of debt. Her parents didn't agree to the marriage, so she secretly took the family documents and went to the courthouse with me. On our wedding day, I only had $30 borrowed in my pocket, and we didn't even have money to eat afterward."

"She wasn't angry. She hugged me and laughed, saying she would work hard to make money so I could have food every day and not worry about money, and that she would always be good to me."

Phoebe listened and suddenly felt something was off. Wait, getting married at the courthouse for $30-wasn't it an Aestrale system?

She interrupted Harper's recollection, "Mr. Ziegler, if I may ask, wasn't your wife the eldest daughter of a duke?"

Harper wasn't annoyed by the interruption. He looked at Phoebe quietly and said, "Diana Armstrong is my second wife." Phoebe apologized, "I'm sorry."

She didn't expect Harper to be married twice. So, did Harper have another wife back home? Did they get divorced?

They were so in love back then, defying their parents to get married. How could they have divorced?

"It's okay," Harper said, looking at Phoebe with a complex expression.

Phoebe couldn't hold back her curiosity and asked, "Mr. Ziegler, if you and your first wife were so in love, why didn't you stay together?"

"I was in a shipwreck and barely survived. For the first few years, I couldn't remember anything and was carefully taken care of by Diana. Over time, we fell in love. It wasn't until two years after our marriage that I had a car accident and remembered my past."

stunned that a TV drama plot had come to life. "And then, did you go back

sent someone to look for her,

to ask why Harper didn't go back himself, but she swallowed her words. After all, this was Harper's private matter, and it would be too much to ask further. Harper didn't continue. After dinner, Phoebe took Harper for a walk to explore the nearby area. They strolled around and took breaks

called Phoebe, saying he had reserved a private room

and sat back down next to

red. Harper suddenly

"How about we take

took out her phone, opened the camera, and adjusted the angle. She said, "Mr. Ziegler, look at the

at the phone, and Phoebe quickly pressed the shutter, capturing the moment forever. After taking the photo, she put her phone

let's go. Mr. Douglas is waiting for us at Velvet

emotion. After a long while, he stood up and said calmly, "Let's

car was parked outside the park. They walked out, followed by bodyguards who kept their

and looked out the window at the

out her phone to look at the photos she had taken today. Most

in casual clothes, his dignified and commanding presence was

at sunset, with Harper and her sitting side by side. Harper was

on Harper in all the photos, with the same curve of the mouth

be her imagination, but she thought she

her phone,

recalling what Theodore had said last night-that they might

Harper didn't seem to treat her as a business prospect but rather like a close younger relative. During dinner, Phoebe was still distracted. Milton, sitting next to her, asked, "Phoebe, are you tired today? You seem out of it." Before he finished