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.

him, "Ethan,

Ethan

you know that when Ollie was little,

looked up at her sharply,

Phoebe said, grabbing Ollie's front paws to show the scar on its belly,

up, but when he saw the scar on Ollie's belly, he thought of Leah often sitting under the eaves sewing

stitches looked a lot like

Ethan asked Phoebe

"Yes, it hurt a lot. So now Ollie doesn't hide his food anymore and eats it after it

lowered his head in shame, twisting his fingers together, "I didn't mean

said, "I know, you must have had a reason for

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

two years old. She reached out and hugged him,

very thoughtful child, don't cry," Phoebe comforted him

the Adams family and that it wasn't easy for her to take care of Ethan,

was their biological daughter. Ignoring her was one thing, but

more someone comforted him, the more aggrieved Ethan felt. He cried so hard he could barely

boy, don't cry anymore. Now listen

Ethan said, looking at Phoebe with red

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

turned pale

the future, so she deliberately spoke very seriously, "Ethan, tell me, have you ever

"No, I

the spoiled food, Phoebe felt