When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 20

Chapter 20



Clyde had finally agreed to let me file for employees' compensation, and I wasn't about to save him any money. Plus, I had my reasons this time. Something about how Clyde looked at me today felt different, reminiscent of old times. That evening, I organized all the paperwork carefully and sent it to the finance department.

It took Kristin half an hour to respond to my message.

Kristin: [Is this your medical report? Mr. Patterson approved the reimbursement?]

I replied: [Yes, I'll come to see you tomorrow.]

I could imagine Kristin's shock. After all, my illness was a secret to everyone at the company.

Kristin was a veteran at the Patterson Group, handpicked by Clyde's grandfather to lend him a hand, so I trusted her, knowing she wouldn't gossip. And I believed she would tell him the truth if Clyde asked her.

I gently clutched my phone, fixing my eyes on my chat with Clyde.

I wondered what Clyde would look like if he knew I was sick.

The next day, I went to the finance office with my documents. Kristin was staring at me with the reimbursement forms, completely lost for words. "Melanie, is this for real? I thought you were joking. Are you sure you want the company to cover this?"

course, I was sure.

organize the paperwork. But when she saw my documents,

in the report. If Kristin could see it, I

her question but asked, "Did Clyde tell

it counts

didn't ask anything else?" Seeing Kristin shake her

my condition, but he didn't. I

in why I asked for reimbursement. My

found out their wife was sick, filled with regret and turning over a new leaf. But he didn't even glance at my medical report, which I eventually threw

a secret at the company. And he had brought quite a few women around. Nearly everyone knew my husband was cheating on me. Yet,

me with sympathy. "Melanie, you're talented and gorgeous. Why put up with this? You should be stacking your

experience speaking. All love

envied Kayla, who had the most

left, I made Kristin

puzzled. "Maybe if he knew, he'd

shrugged helplessly. "Clyde won't change. He'd think I'm playing the victim. Better to

maybe

flaunting her new designer

for a long time. You need to

it. He chose the

dramatically. "Melanie, you came to finance for reimbursement? A few hundred