When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 11

Chapter 11



Clyde seemed to move further away with his phone before growling into it. "I'll do whatever I damn well please. It's none of your business." "Yeah, I'm not getting involved." I didn't want to get tangled up with him over this issue.

I should've made peace with it since he brought another woman home for the first time. Back then, I couldn't even tell why I was so unreasonable, feeling heartbroken every day. I'd wanted to tell him the truth more than once. But I was always afraid he'd be heartbroken, devastated, maybe even driven to despair.

I finally got it. Clyde wouldn't be heartbroken over someone like me. So, there was no point in explaining.

But I had no clue which word set him off this time as he roared again. "Melanie, what the hell are you on about? What right do you have to tell me what to do? Let me remind you. I paid for everything in this house. You have no right to boss me around." Clyde continued, "And threaten Kayla, huh? I'm telling you, she's different. Don't you dare mess with her! Get back to the office, or I won't give you a penny more!"

I thought he'd hang up, but he didn't. Stubbornly, he waited for a response from me.

After a long pause, I drawled, "Fine, but I'm charging overtime."

"Damn, fine!" When the call ended, I heard Kayla sweetly call him Cly.

someone else. I

her to the office, openly showing off their relationship. He allowed Kayla to post their

put in my account perked me right up. It

what he would say. It'd been the same old speech for years,

I got discharged from the hospital, Jade had to go on a business trip and couldn't

saying a colleague would pick me up, and even faked a selfie with a ride-share driver to

opened the door. "You're back. That's good. How

Brenda's hand, finding solace in the warmth of a stranger's touch. It warmed my heart

a propeller. I hugged his furry head and, for the first time in a

dog, kind of scary." Kayla's

and dressed in lovers' outfits. They looked like a

at me. "You've lost

your business." I patted Rocky's head,

it still here? Clyde, I just got rid of my dog fur allergy. Can't we just give the dog away? Or, you know, leave

say? Say that again. I dare you!" I shielded Rocky behind me, glaring

my man, now