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?"

nodded firmly. Of course, I 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

was all detailed in the

question but asked, "Did Clyde tell you

it counts as a

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

learned about my condition, but he didn't.

I asked for reimbursement. My

wife was sick, filled with regret and turning over a new leaf. But he didn't even glance at my medical

quite a few women around. Nearly everyone knew my

Why put up with this? You should be stacking your savings, you know? Just look at

Perhaps it was the wisdom of experience speaking. All love was transient. Only money was

most clear-sighted view at the

I left, I made Kristin

if he knew, he'd

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

would never know, and maybe that was for the

department, I saw Kayla flaunting her new designer bag

time. You need to

it. He chose the color. Pretty, isn't

finance for reimbursement? A few hundred bucks worth the trouble? Are you that hard