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.

small. Standing before the jewelry cab, I decided against smashing it open.

Clyde had said it was the engagement ring he planned to use to propose when he was broke. Buying such a ring must

The ring would depreciate when sold, and selling it wouldn't fetch much,

to find an affordable yet reliable caregiver when

with the admissions department. Just come

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

my financial constraints, the doctor had thought of every possible way to save me money. I thanked him as I dragged my suitcase out

heard Rocky whimpering from my neighbor's home. Brenda opened the door,

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

for you in the church the other day. May God bring

I nodded with a smile.

Maybe with God's blessing, I could

the doctor's

through the hospital

quick. Thinking about

next day, I felt

lying in

the school gates as he returned from

were awful,

but they

each. Clyde always beamed with joy when

"Clyde, I want the blueberry ones today. Make sure

end before a gentle

asleep, happy to have had