Forbidden Passion
Chapter 670 Proposal

Phoebe let out a quiet sigh. Edward was even more stubborn than she thought, and she knew she was going to disappoint him again. "Alright!"

Edward flashed a relaxed smile. "You should head home. They're waiting for you."

Phoebe grabbed her shopping bags again. Seeing he wasn't getting out of the car, she asked, "Aren't you coming up for a bit?"

Edward put on a hurt expression. "You just turned me down, and now you're inviting me up? Phoebe, be kind."

Phoebe chuckled, the awkwardness she'd been feeling melting away. She pushed open the car door and got out.

"Alright, I won't bother you while you nurse your broken heart," she said casually, trying to shake off the earlier tension.

She had been rejecting Edward for the past two years.

Phoebe remembered one time when she had just come out of the delivery room after a C-section. The anesthesia had worn off, and she was in so much pain she felt like passing out.

Edward stood by the bed, watching her face pale from the pain. He suddenly grabbed her hand, half-kneeling by the bed, and pulled out a diamond ring. "Phoebe, let me take care of you and the kids." Phoebe was genuinely shocked. If it weren't for the fact that they were in a private room, others might have thought Edward was some jerk proposing after seeing her give birth to his kids.

The pain from the incision was intense. She reacted by slapping Edward and scolding, "Edward, are you out of your mind?"

Edward didn't mind the slap. He held her hand and said, "Do you know what I was thinking while you were in the delivery room?"

Phoebe looked at him, confused.

"I really wished I was the one that night, that I was the one who made you suffer, that your kids were my kids. That way, I could take care of you all for the rest of my life."

Phoebe gasped in pain and said, "Edward, stop talking nonsense."

"I'm serious, Phoebe. Give me a chance to take care of you and watch them grow up, okay?" Edward's eyes were sincere, filled with deep affection.

Phoebe looked at him, and for a few seconds, she wavered.

Just then, Hubert, Boris, and Noomi, who had been sleeping soundly, suddenly started crying loudly, as if the world was ending.

Enduring the pain from the incision, Phoebe tried to get up to comfort them. But with only two hands, she didn't know whom to hold first as they all cried. For the first time, she felt helpless.

In the end, she could only cry along with her three kids.

Seeing Phoebe cry, Edward was afraid she would hurt her eyes. He comforted the triplet while also trying to console her. Probably scared by Phoebe's reaction, he didn't bring up the matter again for a long time.

As she stepped out of the elevator, Phoebe thought of the past and couldn't help but smile. She was still smiling when she opened the door.

Upon entering, Phoebe realized Astrid had come. Astrid brought quite a lot of vegetables, fruits, and eggs, saying they were gifts from someone and all organic.

As Phoebe walked in, Evelyn called her over to meet the guests. Phoebe did as she was told and noticed a woman about her age sitting next to Astrid.

Evelyn introduced her, "This is Astrid's daughter-in-law, Lillian Carter. She's been on medication for a month and looks much better."

Phoebe nodded, "Hi, Lillian."

"Hey, Phoebe" Lillian replied cheerfully.

Phoebe plopped down on the couch, and the kids came running out of the bedroom, climbing all over her.

Astrid and Lillian watched with envy. Astrid said, "Lillian, Phoebe had a tough time conceiving, but after taking those two prescriptions, she had these kids. You need to have faith, okay?" Lillian nodded eagerly, "I get it, Mom."

Astrid looked around and said, "Evelyn, I don't see the kids' dad. I remember you said your son-in-law is the CEO of some big company."

Evelyn coughed lightly and glanced at Phoebe. Just as she was about to change the subject, Phoebe said, "We got divorced. The kids are mine alone."

Astrid was taken aback and then looked at Phoebe with a hint of sympathy. "Raising three kids alone must be tough. Your ex-husband must be rich. Why didn't he take the kids?"

Seeing Phoebe's face darken, Lillian tugged at Astrid's sleeve and said, "Mom, it's getting late, and the kids are tired. We should go."

Astrid stood up with Lillian, saying, "It is getting late. We'll head out now. Evelyn, if you need help, just call me. Single-parent families have it tough."

After seeing Astrid and Lillian off, Evelyn locked the door and saw Phoebe leading Hubert, Boris, and Noomi back to the bedroom. Evelyn went to the kitchen to make some milk. The triplet lay on the bed. Hubert wiggled his feet and asked, "Mom, what's a single-parent family?"

Phoebe felt a pang in her heart. She pulled Hubert's hand away from his foot. "You're about to drink milk. Don't touch your feet."

Noomi, hugging her pajama pants, said in her sweet childlike voice, "Hubert is silly. A single-parent family means no dad. We came from a rock." "That's impossible," Boris said.

Noomi rolled around and said, "Then we were made by God."

Hubert said, "But we have a mom."

Evelyn came in with bottles of milk just then. Hearing Hubert's words, she said with a soft smile, "Because your mom secretly stole you from God." Phoebe called out happily, "Mom, don't teach the kids nonsense."

Evelyn handed the bottles to Hubert, Boris, and Noomi, who lay back on the bed, sucking on their bottles.

Phoebe looked at Evelyn, recalling what Astrid had said earlier. She lowered her voice and asked Evelyn, "Mom, you didn't tell Astrid who the kids' father is, did you?" Evelyn glanced at Hubert, Boris, and Noomi drinking their milk and said, "Do you think I'm that foolish? But are you really not going to look for their biological father?" Given Hubert, Boris, and Noomi's appearances, their father must be handsome.

If he was willing to turn over a new leaf and stay home to take care of the kids, with Phoebe's current capabilities, she could afford to keep him at home. Evelyn and Phoebe spoke in hushed tones, afraid the kids would hear.

Seeing Evelyn's expression, Phoebe knew what she was thinking. She rolled her eyes and said, "He doesn't deserve to know about Hubert, Boris, and Noomi."