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.

so intense that it was like my scalp was tingling. It wasn't my first surgery, but it hurt more, maybe because

listened more to what

wiped away my 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 become the talk of the hospital, not because of

longer 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

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

group without her, she

Because of an allergy,

they're out

we're not as

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

Kayla, it brought me into the conversation. In their eyes, I was the woman with a cheating husband but putting

to

group. They didn't know who I was then, so they shared everything with me. But it seemed

business partner. I hadn't managed the project for months

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

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

I've just had

was the best approach.

tone, "You had surgery? You're in the

you can't

Patterson, try contacting his