Forbidden Passion
Chapter 281 She Has No Reason to Harm You

"Phoebe, it's Tompson. We have a partnership with Tompson. Whenever he invites a woman to our hotel, it's because he wants to do something indecent to her. Then we help him drug her and bring her to him."

Phoebe recognized the two people. The woman was the waitress who had led her to the private room that day, and the man was someone she hadn't seen before but was certainly an accomplice, which was why Theodore had brought them here.

After hearing their excuses, Phoebe felt a chill in her heart.

Theodore looked at Phoebe and said, "Phoebe, you heard it. There was nothing to do with Vanessa. They were acting on Tompson's orders."

Phoebe stared at him in astonishment. She finally understood why Theodore had brought her here. He had been investigating the truth not to seek justice for her but to exonerate Vanessa.

She clenched her fists. "Really?"

Theodore frowned; his eyes showed a hint of displeasure at Phoebe's reaction. "She has no reason to harm you."

Phoebe felt a dull pain in her chest. She took a deep breath to suppress the pain.

After a while, she spoke, "I went to the hotel to meet Tompson. It was the second time I met him. The first time, he just glanced at me from a distance. Why would he target me?"

The two people looked at each other, puzzled. "We don't know, but according to the usual practice, the women he invites to the hotel are the ones he wants to harm."  

"Did he call you to book the private room?" Phoebe asked again.

The woman replied, "It wasn't Tompson who called. It was his assistant. His assistant specifically told us not to mess it up."

Phoebe frowned. "His assistant?"

The woman nodded vigorously. "Yes, for such matters, it's always Tompson's assistant who handles it. He never does it himself. But after Tompson got into trouble, his assistant ran away."  

Phoebe sneered. "It seems there's a third party involved."

Then, she turned to Theodore with a meaningful look. "I know how strongly you want to explain things for Miss Fitzroy, but for me, jumping to conclusions without fully investigating is unfair."  

Theodore pressed his tongue against his cheek, looking extremely displeased. "Phoebe, the situation is already very clear now. Even if there is an assistant involved, it won't change much. Why are you so convinced that Vanessa wants to harm you?"

"Because that day at the estate, she pulled me down from the second floor. Theodore, you think your first love is so kind and innocent, but she wants me dead more than anyone else." Phoebe shouted through gritted teeth.

If Theodore hadn't been so biased, she wouldn't have mentioned this at all.

She thought that, during the past few days in the hospital, his pity and concern were genuine. Not until at this moment did she realize how naive she had been!

John had said that he had asked Lawton to investigate a couple of days ago. Maybe Theodore tacitly approved Tompson's assistant's escape.  

Phoebe couldn't help but speculate about him with the worst intentions. How ridiculous; she actually thought he had genuine feelings for her.

"Phoebe!" Theodore placed his hand on her shoulder. "What nonsense are you talking about? Vanessa told me that she accidentally fell from the railing that day. You tried to pull her up but were dragged down by her weight."  

Phoebe was speechless.

No wonder he hadn't asked her for an explanation later. Vanessa had used a cleverer way to twist her motives.

She took two steps back, avoiding Theodore's hand. Her smile was bitter. "I was too stupid to play with you smart people."