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 was no one to feel sorry for me. The first

If only I had listened more to

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 hospital, not

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 next bed and

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 Kayla. Kayla loved to share by posting

group without her, she was the main

her rotten, huh? Because of an allergy, they're off to Westbridge for a

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

but at least we're

you believe Mr. Patterson is openly cheating, and she

it brought me into the conversation. In their eyes, I was the woman with a

seemed to

at the company. And when I first joined, Immediately added this gossip group. They didn't know who I

I was about to turn off my phone, a call came from a business partner. I hadn't managed the project for months and had no

Patterson Group doesn't want to continue our partnership,

project? Who's going to cover our losses?" The more they talked, the more agitated they became. Eventually,

I've just had surgery and am not handling

appearing vulnerable was the best approach.

their tone,

If you

Patterson, try contacting his