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.

that was once mine alone belonged to someone else. I knew whatever Clyde had with Kayla wasn't just

off their relationship. He allowed Kayla

account perked me right up. It somehow becomes easier to accept if

off my phone, no longer caring. I knew what he would say. It'd been the same old speech for years, and I was sick of it. I was a money-grubber in his eyes, so what

day I got discharged from the hospital, Jade had to go on a business trip and couldn't take me home. She kept insisting that

and even faked a selfie with a ride-share

whimpers as our neighbor, Brenda, hurriedly opened the door. "You're back. That's good. How are you feeling?" Brenda

fashion now. It saves me the trouble of dieting, right?" I patted Brenda's hand, finding solace in the warmth of a stranger's touch. It warmed my

nearly wagging into a propeller. I hugged his furry head and, for the first time in a while, I

scary." Kayla's shriek startled both me

luggage set and

me. "You've lost

Rocky's head, signaling

terrified, hiding behind Clyde, shivering. "Clyde, didn't you say you're gonna ditch the dog? Why's it still here? Clyde, I just got rid of my dog fur allergy. Can't

I dare you!" I shielded Rocky behind me, glaring at

my man, now wanted to cause harm to my