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.

but it hurt more, maybe because I knew there was no one to feel sorry for me. The first time I had surgery in Aurora, at least my mom was with

me tear up. If only I had listened more to what she

tears, 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

following the surgery, no one reached out to me, and I couldn't be bothered to care. The lady in the next bed and

the quiet of the night, I'd occasionally check my phone. Clyde never reached out. No calls, no messages. But I kept seeing updates from him and

her, she was the main

Patterson spoils her rotten, huh? Because of an

they're out

least we're not as bad off

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

In their eyes, I was the woman with a cheating husband but putting up

seemed to

the company. And when I first joined, Immediately added this gossip group. They didn't know who I was then, so they shared everything with me. But

I was about to turn off my phone, a call came from a business partner. I hadn't managed the

Crawford, if the Patterson Group doesn't

The more they talked, the more agitated they became. Eventually, I understood Clyde had taken Kayla to Westbridge and neglected many responsibilities, including the project

sorry. I've just had surgery and am not handling company

best approach. It wasn't my fault, so why

seemed stunned, softening their tone, "You had

If you can't reach

Patterson, try contacting his