Vanessa had barely been happy for two days before the news of Phoebe''s return to QUEEN Entertainment sent her mood plummeting again. Shey in bed, agitated no matter what she thought about. Now she was living in the Imperial Apartment, but there had been no progress between her and Theodore. This made her very uneasy.


    She couldn''t just sit around and wait for things to happen; she had to do something. Otherwise, she felt she would go mad.


    The next day, Vanessa got up before five in the morning. She went downstairs to buy breakfast and sat in the living room waiting for Theodore to wake up.


    Around six o''clock, she heard movement from the bedroom. When she saw Phoebee out first, her face fell.


    "Miss Ziegler, good morning. I''ve bought breakfast; it''s on the dining table."


    Phoebe, holding a thermos, headed to the kitchen. She was heating a packet of medicine when she heard Vanessa ask from behind her, "Why are both you and Theodore taking medicine?"


    Vanessa knew they were taking medicine ever since she moved in. She had even investigated; the packets were all the same, indistinguishable as to what medicine it was.


    Phoebe looked up at her and said bluntly, "We''re trying for a baby."


    "What?" Vanessa''s pupils dted as she stared at Phoebe in disbelief, her heart sinking into an abyss, "I... I don''t believe it."


    Theodore liked her, so how could he be trying for a baby with Phoebe?


    No, this couldn''t be true!


    A slight smile crossed Phoebe''s lips, "Believe it or not."


    Vanessa gripped the door frame, theughter in Phoebe''s eyes stinging her heart. She wished she could rush forward and tear the fake smile off Phoebe''s face.


    She steadied her emotions and said, "Theodore is so healthy; he doesn''t need any tonic. You''re lying to me."


    Phoebe shrugged indifferently, "If I were lying, you could just confront Theodore, and the lie would be exposed. Why would I tell such an obvious lie?"


    "I don''t believe it!" Vanessa felt like she had been struck by lightning, "You must have used some trick to force him. Phoebe, he doesn''t love you at all. You think you can keep him by having a child, but you''re dreaming." Phoebe finished washing her thermos; the medicine in the microwave was ready too.


    She opened the microwave, took out the medicine, and while drinking it, she looked at Vanessa with a mocking gaze.


    Vanessa couldn''t withstand her look. Phoebe''s assured eyes made her panic, but she still stubbornly said, "Theodore loves me; he would never have a child with you."


    After that, she could no longer stay there; the bitter smell of the medicine was suffocating. She stumbled out of the kitchen.


    Phoebe pursed her lips and threw the empty medicine bag into the trash.


    Phoebe''s first order of business upon returning to QUEEN Entertainment was to call a morning meeting and give a brief exnation for her absence from thepany in the past few days. Everyone was energized to see her return; it was like they were an army who had just got their fearless leader back.


    After the meeting, John knocked and came in, carrying a thick stack of files which he ced on the desk, smiling, "Miss Ziegler, you''re finally back."


    Phoebe smiled back at him, "You''ve worked hard these past few days. How do you feel? Do you want to switch to being an agent? I think with your capabilities, it''s a waste to be just an assistant." John was taken aback, "Miss Ziegler, are you trying to get rid of me?"


    "Of course not," Phoebeughed, "Don''t overthink it. I just think you''re too talented to be just an assistant by my side."