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.

the 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 for me. The first time I had surgery in Aurora, at

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

could guess why. Today, I must've become the talk of the hospital, not because of the cut

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 I shared a caregiver, saving me

Clyde never reached out. No calls, no messages. But I kept

gossip group without her, she was the main

of an allergy, they're

here, they're out enjoying spa

least we're not as bad off

openly cheating,

was the woman with a cheating husband but putting up with everything for the

to have

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

came from a business partner. I hadn't managed the project

the Patterson Group doesn't want to

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

I've just had surgery and am not handling company

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

softening their tone,

you can't reach

Patterson, try contacting his