Forbidden Passion
Chapter 327 Donovan Goes Missing

Theodore suddenly had a naughty thought. He lifted his leg and pressed his entire body against hers. He was tall and strong, like a mountain weighing down on her. Their skin touched intimately.

Using this trick on Phoebe always worked like a charm. Except... he underestimated his attraction to her. Phoebe let out a painful scream as he pressed down on her.

Without bothering to pretend to be asleep, she started struggling with all her might.

"Get... off me... I... can't... breathe..." she said haltingly, struggling to get the words out. She even suspected Theodore was trying to murder her early in the morning. Theodore suddenly got off her, rolled over, and sat beside her, pulling the blanket over his lower body. He looked odd.

Phoebe gulped a few breaths of fresh air before, at last, stopping. She turned to glare at him.

When their eyes met in the air, Phoebe's peripheral vision caught sight of his well-defined abs, causing her cheeks to flush red.

They almost never woke up still lying in bed together, especially not in such a weird and awkward situation.

Usually, Phoebe would be fully dressed for bed and wake up earlier than Theodore, so scenes like today were almost unheard of.

Now, getting up and dressing in front of Theodore was something she couldn't do.

Theodore, for some awkward reason, half-leaned against the headboard, not moving, creating a strange silence.

The awkwardness between them ended when the phone rang.

It was Theodore's phone.

When Theodore turned to grab his phone, Phoebe quickly took the opportunity to hold her pajamas from beside the pillow and drag them under the blanket. Theodore glanced at her, picked up a robe, and calmly walked out of the bedroom.

When he answered the call, Evelyn's anxious voice came through. "Theodore, is Phoebe with you? Her phone is off."

Theodore leaned against the cold wall and said calmly, "We just woke up. Is there something you need her for?"

Evelyn's voice choked. "Donovan is missing in Starfall City. What should I do? The airport won't let me through security because I don't have a passport."

Theodore then noticed the noise on the other end, faintly mixed with airport announcements. "How does he go missing?"

Evelyn was crying. "A few days ago, he called me in the middle of the night asking for a hundred thousand dollars. Yesterday, he called again, saying someone was after him and he needed to run. He told me not to call him again. This sounds like trouble. I'm really worried."

Theodore frowned, remembering the call he helped Phoebe hang up last night, which seemed to be from Starfall City.

'If Donovan is really in trouble, could that call have been a cry for help to Phoebe?' thought Theodore. "I understand. Don't worry. It might just be a prank."

"It's not a prank. Donovan borrowed money from loan sharks to gamble. He said he was set up. I can't reach him now. He's my only son, Theodore. Let Phoebe take the call. I want her to go to Starfall City to find Donovan," said Evelyn anxiously.

Theodore thought, 'Donovan, who borrows from loan sharks to gamble, might as well drown in a cesspool.'

Of course, he wouldn't say that to Evelyn. Donovan was his brother-in-law. If something happened to him, he had to get involved.

"I understand. Don't worry. Go home and wait for news," Theodore said.

After hanging up, Theodore looked at the clothes scattered messily in the hallway, recalling the passion they shared after entering the door last night.

Phoebe's drunken state was both delicate and charming, making her obedient to whatever he wanted. The thought of it aroused him early in the morning.

He stood by the floor-to-ceiling window and called Lawton to ask him to check on Donovan.

In the bedroom, Phoebe came out after showering and dried her hair. She saw Theodore coming in with underwear and blushed instantly.

She hurriedly stopped drying her hair and rushed over, blushing. "Give me the clothes. I'll take them to the bathroom."

Theodore avoided her outstretched hand and walked straight to the bathroom. At the bathroom door, he paused and said, "It was Evelyn who called. You should call her back."

"Okay." Phoebe was stunned.

Evelyn rarely called Theodore, usually finding her for anything. She suddenly remembered last night's call and felt a bit uneasy.

She quickly looked for her phone, finally finding it by the door. Her peripheral vision caught the shoe cabinet, reminding her of what she had done there last night, and she quickly looked away.

As soon as she turned on her phone, countless messages flooded in, almost crashing it. She opened it to check the messages.

Evelyn had almost blown up her phone, so she quickly called her back.

Evelyn answered and immediately started scolding her, venting all her anger and anxiety before saying, "Buy a ticket to Starfall City right away."

Phoebe frowned. "Why should I go to Starfall City?"

"Donovan is in trouble. I can't reach him. You go find him," Evelyn said.

Phoebe, hearing her confident tone, frowned even more. "Donovan is working there. He won't be in trouble."

"He borrowed money from loan sharks to gamble, got cheated, and lost. They gave him three days to pay up. Last night, he said he was set up and needed to run. After that, I couldn't reach him." Evelyn shouted hoarsely, "Go to Starfall City quickly. Those loan sharks in movies kill people like nothing. What if they kill Donovan?"

Phoebe's face darkened as she listened. "What is he thinking? Our family isn't rich. How could he dare to borrow money to gamble?"

"Don't talk to me about that now. I want Donovan back safe and sound," Evelyn said frantically, "Buy a ticket to Starfall City now." Phoebe's temples throbbed. "Don't worry..."

"How can I not worry? I can't reach Donovan. Those people might have already caught him. They might chop off his hands and feet. Phoebe, I beg you. Bring Donovan back safely." Evelyn started sobbing on the other end. Phoebe pinched her brow. "I understand."

She hung up and immediately called John to arrange company matters and asked him to book a ticket to Starfall City.

All direct flights to Starfall City today were fully booked. John called her, asking if a ticket for tomorrow would be okay.

Phoebe asked him to wait a moment, then checked the tickets online. There was a flight in the afternoon with three layovers, taking a total of 34 hours to reach Starfall City.

She frowned and asked John to book the afternoon ticket.

After booking the ticket, she returned to her room to pack her luggage.