When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 4

Chapter 4



Clyde hadn't returned home the previous night, choosing to stay with Kayla.

The office grapevine was buzzing with gossip about the two of them.-

[Mr. Patterson is over the top, isn't he? Making a big deal over a tiny wound and rushing Kayla to the hospital.]

[Have you ever heard of a man's sweetheart? Mr. Patterson was beside himself with worry.]

[Did Melanie storm into the office today to catch a homewrecker red-handed?]

[The boss's wife is apparently after money but just asked for $100,000. How pathetic. Kayla's necklace, I looked it up, worth $190,000.]

I closed WhatsApp with a sneer playing at the corner of my mouth. The idea of the boss's wife getting pitied was indeed a joke.

Woken up by the noise, I couldn't fall back asleep and decided to start packing my things.

It wasn't my first rodeo with surgery. I packed my personal belongings with practiced ease.

Everything in our home was top-notch. Clyde had an eye for quality. Even the bed linens and tissues were the most expensive. I unapologetically crammed them into my luggage. Hospital charges were high, and I wasn't about to waste a dime.

Even though I now had $100,000, what if something happened during surgery?

Hospital bills could skyrocket, and it was better to be safe than sorry.

at any time, was pathetically small. Standing before the jewelry cab, I decided against

picked out a pair of gold studs and a small, pitiful diamond ring. Clyde had said it was the engagement ring he planned to use to propose when he was

carefully slipped the ring on, feeling a mix of emotions. The ring would depreciate when sold, and selling it wouldn't fetch much, especially with its crude craftsmanship. But having something was better than nothing. Who knows, it might save my

find an affordable yet reliable

excited, "I've spoken with the

start by paying a $30,000 deposit. We've reserved a double room for you, and you can share a caregiver with

way to save me money. I thanked him as I dragged my suitcase out the

heard Rocky whimpering from my neighbor's home.

me.

and hugged its big head. "Be good. I'll be back soon, and you

to stay strong even if I couldn't

then said, "Wait

returned with a silver cross. "I got this for you

nodded with a smile.

tightly. Maybe with God's blessing, I could extend my

doctor's

the

quick. Thinking about

day, I felt more

lying in the hospital

Clyde at the school gates as he returned from his

were awful, reeking

but they

at a dollar each. Clyde always beamed with joy when seeing

woke me, and I answered the phone instinctively. "Clyde, I want the blueberry ones today.

end before a

and fell back asleep, happy