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.

ICU, the pain was so intense that it was 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

listened more to what she said, maybe she wouldn't have died so

I could guess why. Today, I must've become the talk of the hospital, not because of the cut on my head, but because my husband left with his mistress, ignoring his wife, who was

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 I shared a caregiver,

out. No calls, no messages. But I kept seeing updates from him and Kayla. Kayla loved to share by

without her,

Patterson spoils her rotten, huh? Because of an allergy, they're off to

out enjoying spa treatments by the

troubles. Sure, but at least we're not as bad off as

Patterson is openly cheating, and she

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

to

joined, Immediately added this gossip group. They didn't know who I was then, so they

turn off my phone, a call came from a business partner. I hadn't managed the project for months and

they launched into a tirade. "Ms. Crawford, if the Patterson Group doesn't want to continue our partnership, that's fine, but this

at the company is stepping up. What about our project? Who's going to cover our losses?" The more

"I'm sorry. I've just had

approach. It wasn't my fault, so why should I take

tone,

If you can't reach

Patterson, try contacting his