When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

Chapter 1



After college, I left my penniless boyfriend, chasing dreams and dollars with a wealthy heir abroad.

Two years later, I was sent packing back home, only to find my ex had made it big. He went to great lengths to marry me.

Everyone said he was head over heels, ready to let bygones be bygones.

Little did they know that he turned the table on me, changing lovers like shirts in a twisted revenge. He'd confront me, demanding why I wasn't jealous, why I didn't care.

I'd only smile back. "Why should I care when I'm gonna die anyway?"

On our third anniversary, Clyde Patterson set off fireworks by the beach with Kayla Osborne while I curled up on the couch, endlessly dialing his number.

"Sorry, the number you are calling is not available..." The robotic voice echoed again, and I passed out.

When I awoke, I was in a hospital bed, the doctor hesitating before me.

"How long do I have?" I asked calmly.

He gave a bureaucratic sigh. "With surgery now and regular chemotherapy, there's still hope."

I stared blankly at the ceiling, replying, "This is my second relapse."

Pain pierced through me, sweat beading on my forehead.

new drug could inhibit the cancer cells. Each dose is

with the medication for six months

the CEO's wife, but

up, I dressed. "Let's schedule the

surgery was a few thousand dollars. Maybe I

my neck, I felt an

first thanked

if it wasn't for his barking. Good thing the ambulance came in time. You

adopted Labrador, was my

home. Their unabashed actions, loud as if to ensure I heard, were a slap in

"You reap what

home distraught, finding Rocky abandoned with distemper outside a vet

of us got thrown away,

traded my gold necklace to save Rocky. Then,

myself t him. "Brenda, I might need to pitalized for a while.

to pet

for a while.

after Rocky

pet dog passed last year, I was sure she'd help. Sure enough, she agreed, urging me to

leave, at least I knew Rocky would be cared for after

I realized I had overestimated my resources. The surgery's cost was

was generous

and

for events required his approval. He claimed

and didn't deserve unrestricted access to

at my phone, the company gossip chat was abuzz with Clyde

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