When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 6

Chapter 6



As I watched them walk away, everything suddenly clicked. No wonder Clyde never brought Kayla home. He was worried about her allergies to dog hair.

The young nurse looked like she was about to call out to him, but I stopped her.

"Ms. Crawford, is that your husband? That's not right," she said, clearly outraged.

The nurse was young, probably fresh out of college, and filled with a sense of justice.

I shook my head. "It's fine. We're getting a divorce. If he had stayed, I might've died sooner."

Anger could be a woman's worst enemy. Maybe it was because I'd been bottling everything up for the past three years, but my cancer came back.

The drama ended, and the doctors resumed planning the surgery. Perhaps feeling guilty about me, they checked my vitals and, finding them barely acceptable, scheduled the surgery.

Maybe it was my neighbor Brenda's cross that worked. The doctors had said my chances were slim since it was a recurrence, but the surgery went incredibly smoothly. I guessed God's blessing meant I got to live a bit longer.

I was suddenly grateful to Clyde for making me angry. If he had been too nice, I might've died sooner.

like my scalp was tingling. It wasn't my first surgery, but it hurt more, maybe because I knew there

tear up. If only I had listened more to what she said, maybe she wouldn't have died so

whispering, "The surgery went well today. The pain from the anesthesia is normal. It'll pass." Sympathy was evident in her eyes. I could guess why. Today, I must've become the talk of the

cared. Surviving was all that mattered. In the days following the surgery, no one reached out to me, and I couldn't be bothered to care. The lady in the

I'd occasionally check my phone. Clyde never reached out. No calls, no messages. But

her, she was

rotten, huh? Because of an allergy,

we're slaving away here, they're out enjoying spa treatments by

least we're not as

believe Mr. Patterson is openly cheating, and she doesn't seem

I was the woman with a cheating husband but putting up with everything for the sake

seemed to have forgotten

didn't know

phone, a call came from a business partner.

Crawford, if the Patterson Group doesn't want to continue our

up. What about our project? Who's going to cover our losses?" The more they talked,

I've just had surgery and am not handling company

I realized appearing vulnerable was the best approach. It wasn't my fault,

tone,

you can't

Patterson, try contacting his