Chapter 217: Passion's Beginning
The ticking of the cartoon alarm clock on the nightstand was unusually clear, making Phoebe's heart race along with it.
Seven twenty.
Ten minutes left.
Phoebe sat up and turned off the overhead light, leaving only the lamp on the nightstand.
She stared at the ceiling for a while, then lay back ...
Chapters
1. Chapter 1 The Price of Betrayal
2. Chapter 2 The Starlight Club
3. Chapter 3 Broken Pride
4. Chapter 4 Regret
5. Chapter 5 Broken Pieces
6. Chapter 6 Into the Abyss
7. Chapter 7 Breaking Point
8. Chapter 8 His Possession
9. Chapter 9 The Depths of Hell
10. Chapter 10 Unexpected Encounter
11. Chapter 11 The Truth Behind Lies
12. Chapter 12 A Brother's Pain
13. Chapter 13 Cold Dignity
14. Chapter 14 Confrontation in the Hallway
15. Chapter 15 The Defender
16. Chapter 16 Shattered Glass
17. Chapter 17 Scars That Never Heal
18. Chapter 18 The Weight of Truth
19. Chapter 19 No Right to Die
20. Chapter 20 Breaking Point
21. Chapter 21 The Summons
22. Chapter 22 Fallen from Grace
23. Chapter 23 Confrontations
24. Chapter 24 Glass Shards
25. Chapter 25 Shattered Glass
26. Chapter 26 The Abyss
27. Chapter 27 Brotherly Protection
28. Chapter 28 The Breaking Point
29. Chapter 29 Bitter Reunion
30. Chapter 30 Family Betrayal
31. Chapter 31 Disowned
32. Chapter 32 Severed Ties
33. Chapter 33 Twisted Compassion
34. Chapter 34 Kneeling
35. Chapter 35 The Price of Favor
36. Chapter 36 The Price of Dignity
37. Chapter 37 Unplanned Encounters
38. Chapter 38 Painful Confrontation
39. Chapter 39 Invisible Wounds
40. Chapter 40 Paper Thin Dignity
41. Chapter 41 Perfect Performance
42. Chapter 42 A Brief Respite
43. Chapter 43 An Unexpected Touch
44. Chapter 44 Unexpected Confrontation
45. Chapter 45 Rejected Daughter
46. Chapter 46 Misunderstandings
47. Chapter 47 Conflicting Intentions
48. Chapter 48 Bitter Medicine
49. Chapter 49 Uncomfortable Truths
50. Chapter 50 The Manager's Office
51. Chapter 51 Burning Truth
52. Chapter 52 Unraveling Threads
53. Chapter 53 Rage
54. Chapter 54 Loyalty
55. Chapter 55 Confrontation at the Hospital
56. Chapter 56 Desperate Plea
57. Chapter 57 Broken Bonds
58. Chapter 58 A Desperate Plan
59. Chapter 59 Atonement's Price
60. Chapter 60 Behind Closed Doors
61. Chapter 61 Hospital Visit
62. Chapter 62 Confrontation in the Ward
63. Chapter 63 The Seeds of Revenge
64. Chapter 64 No Forgiveness
65. Chapter 65 Family Confrontation
66. Chapter 66 Funding Gaps
67. Chapter 67 Calculating Woman
68. Chapter 68 Confessions and Lies
69. Chapter 69 The Truth in Nightmares
70. Chapter 70 I'll Leave
71. Chapter 71 Her Birthday
72. Chapter 72 The Birthday Gift
73. Chapter 73 The Birthday Party
74. Chapter 74 Possession
75. Chapter 75 The Stairwell
76. Chapter 76 The Weight of Truth
77. Chapter 77 Bitter Blessings
78. Chapter 78 Refusal
79. Chapter 79 Unwanted Gifts
80. Chapter 80 Breaking Point
81. Chapter 81 Silent Retribution
82. Chapter 82 The Weight of Choices
83. Chapter 83 No Turning Back
84. Chapter 84 Trapped
85. Chapter 85 Shattered Plans
86. Chapter 86 The Confrontation
87. Chapter 87 Rumors and Retribution
88. Chapter 88 Surveillance Footage
89. Chapter 89 The Trap
90. Chapter 90 The Breaking Point
91. Chapter 91 The Recording
92. Chapter 92 The Price of Mercy
93. Chapter 93 Accusations
94. Chapter 94 The Last Hope Extinguished
95. Chapter 95 Woman's Intuition
96. Chapter 96 Schemes and Advances
97. Chapter 97 The Unwanted Mark
98. Chapter 98 Between Defiance and Fear
99. Chapter 99 Proximity
100. Chapter 100 The Uncomfortable Dinner
101. Chapter 101 In the Crossfire
102. Chapter 102 Presumptuous Assumption
103. Chapter 103 What Remains Unsaid
104. Chapter 104 Unspoken Orders
105. Chapter 105 Locked Out
106. Chapter 106 Phoebe Cannot Die
107. Chapter 107 Waiting
108. Chapter 108 No Signature, No Surgery
109. Chapter 109 A Fragile Awakening
110. Chapter 110 Reckoning
111. Chapter 111 Settling Accounts
112. Chapter 112 Three Years of Dead Ends
113. Chapter 113 The Reveal
114. Chapter 114 The Offer
115. Chapter 115 Family Disgrace
116. Chapter 116 Complications
117. Chapter 117 The Cost of Hypocrisy
118. Chapter 118 Ultimatum
119. Chapter 119 Family Fractures
120. Chapter 120 Unspoken Betrayals
121. Chapter 121 Barefoot
122. Chapter 122 The Weight of False Tenderness
123. Chapter 123 Shadows of Doubt
124. Chapter 124 The Breaking Point
125. Chapter 125 A Chance at Healing
126. Chapter 126 The Price of Healing
127. Chapter 127 Uninvited Guests
128. Chapter 128 Shifting Currents
129. Chapter 129 Unspoken Questions
130. Chapter 130 Unspoken Hatred
131. Chapter 131 The Truth Unravels
132. Chapter 132 Desperation
133. Chapter 133 Without Anesthesia
134. Chapter 134 False Alarm
135. Chapter 135 Apology
136. Chapter 136 The Game
137. Chapter 137 The Trap Closes
138. Chapter 138 False Hope
139. Chapter 139 The Confession
140. Chapter 140 Shattered Illusions
141. Chapter 141 A Game of Masks
142. Chapter 142 Cold Reality
143. Chapter 143 Nowhere to Escape
144. Chapter 144 The Proposition
145. Chapter 145 The Mother's Intuition
146. Chapter 146 An Unwanted Conversation
147. Chapter 147 Borrowed Warmth
148. Chapter 148 The Impossible Match
149. Chapter 149 Unwelcome Guest
150. Chapter 150 Adrift
151. Chapter 151 Unwanted
152. Chapter 152 Entrapment
153. Chapter 153 Return to Silverstone Gardens
154. Chapter 154 Family Ties and Hidden Wounds
155. Chapter 155 The Ultimatum
156. Chapter 156 Twisted Obligations
157. Chapter 157 Theater Encounters and Unwanted Attention
158. Chapter 158 Broken Dreams
159. Chapter 159 Confrontation at the Bar
160. Chapter 160 Defiance
161. Chapter 161 Egg Shells and Broken Pride
162. Chapter 162 Breakfast Manipulation
163. Chapter163 Unexpected Encounters
164. Chapter 164 The Larry's Command
165. Chapter 165 Claimed
166. Chapter 166 A Scandalous Wedding
167. Chapter 167 Confrontation at the Wedding
168. Chapter 168 False Faces
169. Chapter 169 Reckoning at the Reception
170. Chapter 170 A Wedding Spectacle
171. Chapter 171 Wedding Chaos
172. Chapter 172 The Escape
173. Chapter 173: The Black SUV
174. Chapter 174 Desperate Escape
175. Chapter 175 Phoebe is Missing
176. Chapter 176 Remove You from the CEO Position
177. Chapter 177 Kidnapped
178. Chapter 178 She Can Only Gamble
179. Chapter 179: Having Noah's Child
180. Chapter 180: You Wouldn't Be Lying to Me, Right?
181. Chapter 181: The Child in the Belly
182. Chapter 182: Pressure
183. Chapter 183: What You Can Give, I Can Get by Myself
184. Chapter 184: Explanation
185. Chapter 185: Threat
186. Chapter 186: Unforgivable
187. Chapter 187: Ava and Ben
188. Chapter 188: Sue Phoebe
189. Chapter 189: Satisfactory Negotiation Results
190. Chapter 190: Work Handover
191. Chapter 191: Private Screening
192. Chapter 192: Unexpected Encounter with Emily
193. Chapter 193: Send Phoebe to Prison
194. Chapter 194: Check for Pregnancy
195. Chapter 195: Inspection Results
196. Chapter 196: Trending
197. Chapter 197: Confrontation
198. Chapter 198: The Court Summons Will Arrive Soon
199. Chapter 199: Going to Court
200. Chapter 200: Court Statement
201. Chapter 201: The Truth Comes to Light
202. Chapter 202: Murderer
203. Chapter 203: Apology
204. Chapter 204: Her Legs Can Recover
205. Chapter 205: Do You Want to Do IVF?
206. Chapter 206: Financial Review
207. Chapter 207: Trending Searches
208. Chapter 208: Dominated Fear
209. Chapter 209: Ethan's Guilt
210. Chapter 210: This Time It's My Turn to Pursue You
211. Chapter 211: This Is an Irreversible Cycle
212. Chapter 212: Sarah Apologizes
213. Chapter 213: Want to Return to the Foster Family
214. Chapter 214: Larry's Questioning
215. Chapter 215: Larry's Anger
216. Chapter 216: I'll Wait for You in the Room
217. Chapter 217: Passion's Beginning
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