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.

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 time I had surgery in Aurora,

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

evident in her eyes. 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

out to me, and I couldn't be bothered to care. The lady in the next bed and I

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

gossip group without her, she

Patterson spoils 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

but at least we're not as bad

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

was the woman with a cheating husband but

seemed to have forgotten

know who I was then, so they shared everything with me.

phone, a call came from a business

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

losses?" The more they talked, the more agitated they became. Eventually, I understood Clyde had taken Kayla to Westbridge and neglected many

I've just had surgery and am

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

softening their tone, "You had surgery?

If you

Patterson, try contacting his