Forbidden Passion

Chapter 749 Theodore's Sudden Call

Ruby didn't have time to scold Ethan. She hurriedly picked up the food on the floor and threw it all into the nearby trash can.

Ruby turned her head away in shame, "It's nothing, Ethan was being disobedient, and I was scolding him."

"I wasn't being disobedient," Ethan argued loudly, then started crying again, "You said that delicious food should be saved to eat slowly."

"Enough!" Ruby was so angry she felt dizzy, but with Phoebe there, she didn't want to let her know about such an embarrassing matter. She suppressed her anger, her voice seething through her teeth, "Do you know that cooked food goes bad after a day?"

Phoebe had seen the food on the floor earlier-chicken legs, fries, jerky, and other things from the past few days.

Hearing Ruby's scolding, she almost guessed what had happened.

Ethan had lived a hard life before, and there were many things he hadn't eaten, so he cherished them and would hide the food he couldn't bear to eat, thinking he could eat it slowly. But Ethan didn't know that food had a shelf life and would go bad if left for too long. The smell in the house probably made Ruby discover his hidden food, which led to her outburst. Phoebe felt heartbroken and didn't know what to do.

She walked over, picked up Ethan, and said to Ruby, "You clean up the house and air it out. I'll take Ethan to play with Ollie for a while."

"He can't go anywhere until he realizes his mistake today." Ruby knew Phoebe was smart and had probably already figured out what had happened, which made Ruby feel even more ashamed. Phoebe grabbed Ruby's wrist and shook her head, "Ethan is still young. Some things aren't as serious as adults make them out to be."

Ruby pressed her lips tightly together but eventually let Phoebe take Ethan away.

Ethan lay on Phoebe's shoulder, sobbing softly. Phoebe carried him to the master bedroom and let Ollie out of his cage to play with him. Ollie curled up next to Phoebe.

Phoebe put Ollie on her lap and waved to Ethan, "Ethan, come sit next to me. Let's talk, okay?"

Ethan moved to sit next to her, his head hanging low, looking very unhappy.

and asked him, "Ethan, do

do," Ethan said

raised her hand to pat his head, "Then do you know that when Ollie

at her sharply, his eyes wide with

scar on its belly, "Look, this is where they had to operate and stitch

didn't quite understand what Phoebe meant by operating and stitching up, but when he saw the scar on Ollie's belly, he thought of Leah often sitting

like the scar

hurt?" Ethan asked Phoebe

a lot. So now Ollie doesn't hide his food anymore and eats it after it goes

twisting his

have had a reason for doing this. Can you

ever ran out of money for food, she wouldn't

didn't expect such understanding from a child just over two years

are a very thoughtful child, don't cry," Phoebe

easy for her to take care of Ethan, but she hadn't realized

was one thing, but to

Ethan felt. He cried so hard he could

Ethan's crying finally subsided, she said, "Good boy,

said, looking at

worried about your mom not having enough to eat and want to save food for her, but some food goes bad overnight. Things like chicken legs, fries, and ribs can't be kept overnight, or they'll make you sick, like Ollie, and in severe cases, it could be

turned pale with

she was afraid he might continue doing this in the future, so she deliberately spoke very seriously, "Ethan, tell me, have you ever secretly

head, "No, I wanted to save it

that Ethan hadn't eaten the spoiled food, Phoebe felt