Forbidden Passion

Phoebe walked into the CEO's office upstairs with the contract. Carol saw her angrily coming out of the elevator and quickly stopped her. "Miss Ziegler, Mr. Reynolds is in a meeting." Phoebe didn't stop, bypassed Carol, and strode towards the conference room.

Today was a senior management meeting discussing the third-quarter business situation. When Phoebe arrived, there was a heated argument going on. She kicked open the meeting room door. The door slammed against the wall, making a loud noise.

The two senior executives who were arguing were startled, and everyone looked towards the door, only to see that it was Phoebe.

Everyone exchanged glances.

Phoebe didn't care how the senior executives looked at her. She stared at Theodore and said coldly, "Come out. I have something to say."

It was the first time Theodore had seen Phoebe behave so rudely. Honestly, when he saw her kick open the door so domineeringly and heroicly, he felt she looked like a female soldier.

Theodore was indeed a masochist. Clearing his throat, Theodore, with dozens of eyes in the conference room fixed on him, stood up. "Continue arguing, and I'll come in later to hear the outcome." After that, he walked out of the meeting room, closing the door behind him.

The meeting room fell into an eerie silence, and everyone hadn't recovered from Theodore actually being called out.

Lawton pushed up the glasses on his nose.

Outside the meeting room, as soon as Phoebe was out of sight of everyone, her momentum weakened instantly. She had kicked too hard just now, and the door shook, leaving her legs sore. She tried her best to walk without limping.

It seemed that the quality of the meeting room door was really good, not only soundproof but also heavy. Phoebe's leg almost got injured.

Phoebe straightened her back and walked to the end of the corridor. She knew that there was a safe passage and a storage room over there, basically no one passed by. Even if she beat up Theodore, it would be in a blind spot of surveillance cameras, unable to capture.

Phoebe turned around and slapped the contract on Theodore's chest, glaring at him angrily. "Do you have legal authority to change the profit-sharing ratio?"

Theodore instinctively raised his hand, pressing Phoebe's hand and the contract against his chest, and said with a smile, "Don't you want to ignore me?" Phoebe tried to pull her hand back, but Theodore held on tighter.

She clenched her teeth and said coldly, "I want to ignore you, but you're hindering me at work. Theodore, you're really childish."

"I was wrong," Theodore suddenly said.

Phoebe was surprised.

Theodore looked her straight in the eyes and repeated, "I know I am wrong. Phoebe, don't be mad at me."

Through the contract and clothes, Phoebe felt the heartbeat in the palm of her hand getting faster. She suddenly pulled her hand back and took a few steps back.

A sense of grievance spread in her heart. She wanted to cry, but she still stubbornly straightened her back and said, "Domestic violence only has zero times and countless times."

Theodore fell silent.

Clutching the contract and observing Phoebe's stubborn expression, he let out a soft sigh in his heart. "What do you want me to do to forgive me?"

Phoebe suddenly turned around to wipe her tears. "I won't forgive you"

Theodore watched Phoebe's back, feeling a pang in his heart. He took a step forward and hugged Phoebe from behind. "Okay, never forgive me for a lifetime, I will atone for that day's incident for the rest of my life." This was another way of making a lifelong commitment.

However, Phoebe didn't catch Theodore's meaning. She sniffed, cursing herself for being weak in her heart.

Phoebe was tough on the outside, but deep down, she had forgiven Theodore when he said, "I was wrong."

"I can't handle a lifetime with you; better give it to someone else you want to." Phoebe struggled to break free from Theodore's embrace.

But Theodore held Phoebe tightly, not letting her go. He rested his chin on Phoebe's shoulder, his breath filled with the scent of her.

In an instant, certain images flashed through Theodore's mind.

It was the embarrassing scene of him clinging to her a few days ago when he was drunk. Those shameful actions and words made him feel awkward now.

He felt extremely embarrassed.

Seizing the opportunity, Phoebe struggled out of Theodore's embrace, turned around, and glared at Theodore with a hint of redness in her eyes.

"Mr. Reynolds, don't play rogue. From now on, if you interfere with the internal affairs of QUEEN Entertainment again, I will directly submit my resignation. If you want to manage, do it yourself," Phoebe said angrily. After that, she stomped on Theodore's foot and walked away.

Theodore stood in place, holding his sore foot, watching her walk away angrily. He smiled bitterly.

It seemed that Theodore wouldn't be able to easily appease Phoebe.

*

Phoebe returned downstairs, and the legal department sent over the revised contract. Learning from past experiences, she carefully reviewed the contract to see if the legal department had made any further changes. After confirming everything was in order, Phoebe called Evan.

Evan was not at Kedora and would be back in a few days. They agreed on the time for their next meeting. Phoebe hung up the phone and put the contract back in the drawer. She stretched her arms, picked up the internal line, and asked John, "John, does Clark come to class today?"

"He does. He's in class right now, and Vanessa is here too. Vanessa hasn't been absent recently, quite diligent," John reported truthfully, with a hint of sarcasm in his tone. Phoebe was taken aback.

Indeed, Phoebe had seen Vanessa every day recently. She didn't know what had happened to Vanessa, who had become so well-behaved and hadn't provoked her again.

"As long as he's there. By the way, ask the head of the Publicity Department to come to my office." After giving the order, Phoebe hung up the phone.

The news of Evan's imminent signing with QUEEN Entertainment needed to be revealed at the right time to boost their cooperation.

With Evan on board, it would be easier for Phoebe to negotiate for resources in the future. After all, Evan had a great reputation, and his joining would elevate QUEEN Entertainment's status.

In the future, QUEEN Entertainment would fully enter the entertainment industry, and how long they could stay in this industry would depend on how they promoted and operated.

The head of the Publicity Department quickly arrived, and Phoebe discussed several plans with him, intending to vote on which one to use at the morning meeting tomorrow.

After the head of the Publicity Department left, Phoebe checked the time and realized it was almost time to leave work. She tidied up the documents and prepared to leave.

Just as she shut down her computer, she heard a commotion outside. She grabbed her bag and went out, seeing a delivery person holding a bunch of bright red roses walking towards her. She was surprised, and then she heard someone shout, "Who sent the red roses? Is it for Vanessa? How romantic!"

Phoebe then noticed Vanessa standing a few steps away from her, also nervously watching the delivery person. "Don't say that; no one would send them to me."

In fact, Vanessa was secretly hoping, with her hand reaching out to receive the flowers.

However, the delivery person didn't even look at Vanessa, bypassing her and standing in front of Phoebe. "Are you Miss Ziegler? Please sign here."