Forbidden Passion
Chapter 731 Unable to Refuse His Request

Phoebe froze and looked up, immediately seeing Theodore in a white shirt and black trousers, with Ollie under his arm, walking towards them. Phoebe anxiously watched Theodore stop in front of them, feeling uneasy.

Phoebe thought to herself, 'Theodore shouldn't have heard what I just said, right?'

Theodore's expression was calm, showing no signs of anything unusual. Theodore looked steadily at Phoebe, saying, "What a coincidence, running into Ms. Ziegler at the supermarket." Phoebe tightened her grip on the shopping cart handle, avoiding his gaze, and looked at Ollie in his arms, saying, "Why did you bring him to the supermarket?"

Ollie struggled under Theodore's arm, trying to jump into Phoebe's arms. Phoebe quickly let go of the shopping cart and reached out to take him.

Ollie rubbed against her, showing affection.

Cindy came over and petted Ollie, saying, "Is this the cat you adopted back then? How did it get so fat, Mr. Reynolds? What are you feeding it?"

Ollie couldn't stand being called fat and bared his teeth at Cindy.

Cindy was amused as she said, "It can actually understand human speech. If you don't like being called fat, you should lose weight."

Ollie seemed to understand what Cindy said and then its fur stood on end.

Ollie lay back in Phoebe's arms, acting cute. Phoebe weighed Ollie and looked at Theodore with a complicated expression, saying, "Is it gained weight again?"

Ollie was much heavier than last time, almost as heavy as Hubert.

Theodore smiled slightly, looking at her without blinking as he said, "If you keep calling it fat, It will get depressed again when we get home."

Phoebe said curiously, "What do you usually feed it? Are you following the vet's advice?"

"Yes." Theodore had his hands in his pockets, with a few cat hairs on his sleeves, but it didn't diminish his noble aura. In the bustling supermarket, he was a striking presence.

"What did you buy?" Theodore glanced at the shopping cart, which was full of snacks. He said nonchalantly, "I remember you didn't like snacks before. Why did you buy so many?"

Phoebe's heart skipped a beat. She thought to herself, 'Here it comes.'

She tried to stay calm, "My mom and Ethan like them."

Theodore frowned slightly, his gaze drifting towards Phoebe as he said, "Your mom knows about Ethan?"

Talking about this made Phoebe frustrated. She petted Ollie and said wistfully, "I brought them to Golden Apartment and only hid them for one night. The next day, the neighbor from the opposite building called my mom, saying there was a thief in our house. She went to catch the burglar and happened to meet Ruby and Ethan."

Theodore squinted his eyes slightly.

Theodore had known before that Evelyn favored Donovan. Now that Evelyn knew about Ruby and Ethan, she would definitely take them home to care for them personally.

As a result, Evelyn's attention would be occupied by Ruby and Ethan, and she wouldn't take care of Phoebe as she used to.

Theodore felt a deep, painful suffocation and said in confusion, "Did you take them to Lakeview Estates?"

"Yes, the villa was too empty. It's livelier with them there. Besides, a family should be together." Phoebe said.

"You don't mind?" Theodore asked.

Phoebe was stunned for a moment. Seeing Theodore's expression, she guessed what he was thinking and said with a smile, "Why would I mind? I'm not a child to be jealous over this."

Theodore pressed his lips tightly, staring at Phoebe for a long time before giving a slight, saying with a mocking smile, "Right, your heart is big enough to build a port. Why should I worry for you?"

Cindy, pushing the shopping cart behind them, heard Theodore's sarcastic remark and couldn't help but laugh. Theodore and Phoebe, walking ahead, stopped and turned to look at her. "Why are you looking at me? Keep talking," Cindy said cheerfully.

Cindy knew that when Phoebe took Ruby and Ethan back to Lakeview Estates, she had the same concerns because she knew how biased Evelyn was.

Phoebe glared at Cindy.

They continued walking forward. With Ethan as an excuse, Phoebe no longer held back, picking up her usual snacks and tossing them into the shopping cart.

Phoebe noticed that Theodore didn't even carry a shopping basket and couldn't figure out why he came to the supermarket.

"Mr. Reynolds, don't you have anything to buy?"

"No."

"Then why are you at the supermarket?"

Theodore turned his head to look at her and said in a low voice, "Just browsing."

Phoebe filled the shopping cart and went to the checkout line.

Theodore pulled the shopping cart in front of him and stood at the back of the line. With his looks and demeanor, he stood out like a handsome movie star, immediately attracting the attention of many young girls. Theodore ignored those gazes and said to Phoebe and Cindy, "There are too many people. You two wait for me outside."

"How can we let Mr. Reynolds pay?" Phoebe said politely.

Theodore glanced at her, saying, "Stop pretending."

Phoebe was speechless.

Alright, Theodore was wealthy and wouldn't care about such a small amount of money, so she didn't need to save for him.

Phoebe and Cindy went out through the passage and found a place to wait for Theodore to finish checking out. Phoebe lowered her voice and asked Cindy, "He didn't hear me mention Hubert, Boris, and Noomi, right?" Cindy said, "Probably not. I reminded you as soon as I saw him."

Phoebe breathed a sigh of relief, saying, "I was scared to death. Do you think he's crazy, coming to the supermarket with a cat without buying anything?"

Cindy looked at her with a complicated expression and continued, "You should be more aware. He must have seen us enter the supermarket and followed us in." Hearing Cindy say this, Phoebe's heart tightened again as she said, "If Theodore keeps following us, did he hear us talking?"

Theodore finished checking out and came out, carrying two large bags of snacks, standing in front of them, "Did you drive? If not, I can give you a ride." Phoebe quickly replied, "Thank you, Mr. Reynolds, but we don't need a ride."

Theodore squinted his eyes but didn't insist. "Where did you park? I'll carry the stuff for you. Let's go."

With that, Theodore walked towards the parking lot with an attitude that brooked no refusal.

Phoebe had no choice but to hold Ollie and quickly follow him. Cindy slowly followed behind them. From the back, Phoebe and Theodore looked quite compatible.

At the parking lot, Theodore put the snacks in the back seat. He closed the car door and looked at Phoebe and Ollie in her arms, saying, "I have to go on a business trip in a few days. Can you take care of Ollie for a few days?" Phoebe's hand paused while petting the cat. She was extremely reluctant to have any more interactions with Theodore, but she couldn't refuse anything related to Ollie.

"Oh, sure." Phoebe agreed somewhat reluctantly.

Theodore pretended not to notice. He took Ollie and said, "I'll bring it over in a few days. I feel more at ease with you taking care of it."

"Okay."

Cindy had already gotten into the car and started the engine. Hearing the engine's sound, Phoebe opened the car door and was about to get in when a shadow fell over her.

Warm breath brushed her ear. She turned her head slightly and heard Theodore's low voice, "Wait for my call."

Phoebe's heart trembled, and an ambiguous atmosphere enveloped them. She quickly bent down and got into the car. "Close the door."

Theodore stood in the aisle, watching the car drive away. He then looked down and rubbed Ollie's fluffy head, saying, "Ollie, whether Phoebe changes her mind depends on your performance." Ollie lazily meowed in his arms.