Forbidden Passion
Chapter 402 Phoebe, I Want to See You

A heavy silence enveloped the living room, suffocating Taylor. She fixed her gaze on Brandon. "Speak up," she urged.

"You know that knowing this stuff will only make you sadder," Brandon replied.

"Stop being so fake. Who's the one making me sad? If you couldn't hide it forever, why not tell me ten years ago?" Taylor's voice cracked.

Brandon had turned her life into a joke, and now he was saying he didn't want to hurt her. How could he be so hypocritical?

Brandon reached for her hand, but Taylor pulled away. "Don't touch me with your filthy hands. It disgusts me!"

Brandon's hand froze mid-air. After a moment, he pulled it back. "I never meant to get involved with her again. I just wanted to make up for what I owed her and Bishop." One time, he got drunk, and they couldn't help themselves. Marlowe made him feel young and impulsive again, and he had endless energy to be with her.

After that, Brandon avoided Marlowe for a long time. He felt guilty toward Taylor and feared falling again.

But the heart was uncontrollable. Eventually, they got back together, and Marlowe asked nothing of him.

Even when he visited her late at night, Marlowe would prepare a lavish midnight snack. If he didn't visit, she wouldn't disturb him.

Marlowe's understanding broke his heart, making it impossible to ignore her.

He fell in love again.

Whenever Brandon was free, he would go to the Happy Community, sometimes having a meal with Marlowe. She became his secret lover.

But Marlowe was content. She said she didn't want to pressure him, hoping her place would be his safe haven. If Brandon was tired and missed her, he could come to her.

Brandon enjoyed Marlowe's tenderness and love. When he returned home and saw Taylor, he felt guilty and uneasy, so he became more attentive to her.

Brandon sighed. "At this point, saying anything more would just be making excuses, but I never meant to hurt you."

Taylor was heartbroken.

She remembered a few years ago when her best friend asked if she should tell her if she saw her husband cheating.

How did she answer back then? She said, "It depends on whether her friend wants to know. If she doesn't, wouldn't it cause their divorce?"

Her friend then asked, "If it were you, would you want to know?"

Without hesitation, Taylor said, "Don't ask me that. Brandon is a good man; he would never cheat. Don't joke about that."

After that, her friend never brought it up again and gradually distanced herself, eventually moving abroad.

Looking back now, how stupid she was not to catch her friend's hint.

All these years, Taylor had been oblivious, only finding out about Brandon's affair when he confessed.

"I was so stupid. All these years, I trusted you so much. In my heart, even if Theodore cheated, you wouldn't. But how could you do this to me?" Taylor said. Brandon was speechless.

He didn't know whether to be happy about Taylor's trust in him or feel sorry for the innocent Theodore. He had seen it clearly over the years.

Theodore wasn't like him. Theodore wouldn't be tempted by anyone else. Once he decided to get married, he was all in.

Brandon said, "Don't compare me to Theodore. I'm not as good as him."

"Of course. Brandon, I'll never forgive you," Taylor said, standing up and stumbling upstairs.

The shock made her feel like she was walking on air. She staggered on the steps, and suddenly, everything went black. Taylor reached for the handrail but missed and fell down the stairs.

"Honey!" Brandon shouted.

Theodore's eyelid had been twitching, and suddenly, his phone rang, startling him. Seeing the caller ID, he immediately answered.

Brandon's panting voice, with an ambulance siren in the background, came through, "Theodore, Taylor fell down the stairs. We're on our way to Horizon Wellness Hospital."

"What?" Theodore jumped up, forgetting his coat, and rushed out of the office, frantically pressing the elevator button.

Brandon said, "Bring Madison over. Her condition is very dangerous."

Hearing the word "dangerous," Theodore was furious. "If anything happens to my mom, you're done!"

He ended the call forcefully.

The elevator had just arrived. He stepped in with a dark expression and pressed the floor number. The elevator doors slowly closed.

Carol heard Theodore's roar in front of the elevator, and her heart pounded. 'No way. Taylor couldn't be in trouble, right?'

She quickly took out her phone from the drawer and called Phoebe.

Phoebe was in the car on her way back. When she received Carol's call, she was shocked. "Carol, thanks for letting me know. I'll call you back later."

Phoebe ended the call and immediately called Theodore, but no one answered. She was anxious. What was going on?

She forced herself to calm down and called Riley. This time, Riley answered quickly, saying that Brandon had given them half a day off when he returned home in the morning, and there were no servants at home. Phoebe felt something was wrong. She quickly ended the call and called Theodore again, but still no answer.

Theodore wasn't someone who showed his emotions easily. Most of the time, he was reserved. For him to shout on the phone must have been sudden, leaving him no time to control his emotions.

She kept calling Theodore, and finally, he answered. She almost cried with relief. "Theodore, where are you?"

Theodore's voice had a hint of fear, "Phoebe, where are you? I need to see you."

"I'm in the car on my way back to the office. Are you okay? I'm almost there. Wait for me," Phoebe said, her words tumbling out.

For the first time, she felt Theodore needed her so strongly. She wished she could fly to his side.

"I'm at the hospital, Horizon Wellness Hospital. Come quickly," Theodore said.

"Okay, I'm coming right away. Theodore, wait for me." Phoebe didn't ask why Theodore was at the hospital. She ended the call and told the driver to head to Horizon Wellness Hospital. Half an hour later, the car stopped outside the hospital. Phoebe paid and rushed inside.

When she arrived outside the emergency room, the scene before her almost made her heart stop.