When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 7

Chapter 7



Clyde guarded his phone like a fortress. It was off-limits for anyone but him.

Yet, there we were for the second time. When the cops called, Kayla answered. It was the same story when I tried reaching him.

"If it's no big deal, I've gotta go. We're busy," Kayla said, her voice dripping with a smugness that made it clear she relished emphasizing "we" as if I needed a reminder that they were together.

"Tell him to call me back after his shower," I managed, my voice trembling from rage and pain, which amused Kayla greatly.

"He'll be too busy after his shower to call you," she retorted, her tone light and taunting. "Whatever it is, you can tell me. It's all the same."

her audacity, even though the pain made it hard

Westbridge with him is from marital assets. Those cozy pictures of you two are evidence of an affair during the

Dream on. All you care about is money. You are a selfish gold-digger. Clyde regrets marrying you every single day. You want

leaving a bitter taste as I stared at the dark screen of my phone. A part of me wondered why I was even

"Melanie? Melanie!"

hospital bed flew open, revealing Jade Scott, disbelief etched across her face. "Why are you here?

with

breath, I asked, "Why are

her grandma was lying. "My grandma is here. I bolted here right from

Where's Clyde? Was that Clyde's mistress on the

uneasy silence, the weight of her words hanging in the air. My condition meant I couldn't leave the hospital even if I wanted to. When she saw my silence, Jade's frustration

reached out, taking

tears. Jade had been my college roommate and

out my cancer had returned, but she was