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?"

was sure. Otherwise, I'd be paying out

it difficult for me. She showed me how to organize the paperwork. But when she saw my documents, she paused. "How young are you to be dealing with this? When

opening, and it was all detailed in the report. If Kristin could see it, I was

question but asked, "Did

it counts

shake her

my condition, but he didn't.

nor was he interested in why I asked for reimbursement. My medical report had been sitting where he usually dropped his car keys for

out their wife was sick, filled with regret and turning over a new leaf. But he didn't

he had brought quite a few women around. Nearly everyone knew my husband was cheating on me. Yet, he never let go, and the office was rife with

at me with sympathy. "Melanie, you're talented and gorgeous. Why

of experience speaking. All love

had the most clear-sighted view at the

made Kristin promise

puzzled. "Maybe if he knew, he'd

"Clyde won't change. He'd think I'm playing the victim.

would never know, and maybe that was for the

I saw Kayla flaunting her new designer bag to

I've waited in line for a long time. You need to spend millions a year to get a

reserve it. He chose

to finance for reimbursement? A