When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 13

Chapter 13



"Melanie, what did you just say? I dare you to repeat it!" Clyde let go of Kayla's hand and stormed to where I stood.

Rocky growled again, prompting the officers to pull him away quickly.

I cleaned my tears and looked at Clyde coldly. "I said we're getting a divorce. Are you deaf? You are acting like this even in the police station. We had nothing left between us, Clyde. Let's have a good ending. Let's divorce. I'll take my dog and make way for your mistress."

Tears rolled down my cheeks. I wasn't sure if I was acting or if the pain was real.

Something flitted across his eyes before he became enraged again. "You're divorcing me over a dog? Am I worth less to you than a dog? I swear I'll remove that mutt today, and nobody can stop me."

I held Rocky close as Kayla grabbed Clyde. She was practically gleaming with excitement. "Clyde, let it go. Why lower yourself to argue with a beast?"

As Kayla spoke, her eyes gleamed, all victorious-like at me.

Brenda spat in disgust. "Shameless creature. Can't you see, Clyde? It's not about the dog. Melanie is divorcing you because of everything else, right?"

The police station was buzzing with people, and bystanders began to interrupt.

mistress blames the wife, and the husband defends the mistress? What a shame. Just get a divorce." "Such a big man, taking his anger out on a dog?

if it comes down to it, file for divorce. Isn't domestic abuse exempt

knew it was just a domestic dispute. Clyde might have moral issues,

and whisper something to his colleagues, their expressions changing as they looked at Clyde. The Patterson family's powerful heir was someone they didn't want to offend. In the

a young female officer looked at me with sympathy. "It's hard to judge family matters, but... if you need to, consider

grateful. It was the most help she could offer within her capacity.

over Clyde.

bloodstain on his arm was nothing compared to what I had endured the day

but I didn't stop. Rocky

"Scum of the earth, why bother with it? Waiting to get

his head and kept walking. I wouldn't

voice stopped him. "Clyde, I'm

at me, but I shook my head

no allergic reaction for the entire time at the station, and suddenly, she was itching, huh? Her skin was as sensitive as her personality. How

with me when I got

my son's settled in Aurorea and wants to

clutched the

say. As a

stayed with me, there was always the