When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 21

Chapter 21



Kayla stormed out, tears streaming down her face, leaving everyone in the office shocked and staring at me.

I grinned at the onlookers. "Looks like you're all just slackers without your big-shot backers, huh?"

I could tell they were astonished that I, the usual pushover, had finally stood my ground. I didn't mean to make things tough for Kayla, though.

I would've been happy to live and let live if she hadn't messed with me. However, she had other ideas.

When I returned to the Design Department, I could feel the shift in how people looked at me. For a big company, they sure had a knack for gossip. When checking my messages, I saw a flurry of chatter about the incident.

[Has Melanie been possessed or something? She's been looking skinny lately. I hope she's okay."

[Maybe she's just had enough? Who could put up with being cheated on for three years without snapping?]

[Kayla ran crying to Mr. Patterson's office. I bet $100 Melanie will get an earful!]

[I'll put down $20 that Melanie gets off scot-free.]

Everyone was betting, but most people figured Clyde would back his girl and go against me. It seemed their opinion of him was unanimous. Over the years, he'd seemed to have my back.

dressing down. Things seemed oddly calm. Until, close to quitting time, Lina approached me in tears and

the paperwork, frowning. "Why are there so many

finding issues with the format and the font... We had to keep revising. And after all that, she

to answer for it if the

the documents and stormed into Clyde's office. Kayla was there,

paperwork across his desk. "Since you haven't signed off yet, finance hasn't made the payment and now the supplier is talking about raising their prices. Let's figure out who's going to take the heat when the blame game kicks

Patterson have a break? Does

It is on you."

because of me, but I wouldn't let Lina and the others take the

documents, his brow furrowing. He didn't become

Spot

it was up to him

act.

the documents back to me. "This is

the

Ms. Osborne are all recorded. Maybe we should go through the company's internal investigation process and make it public

pale as a ghost. She probably only wanted to make my life

We only partnered with them due to a sudden shortage. They had given us a bargain, and Patterson Group's failure to pay on time wasn't

reviewed the documents again. "How much are

hesitation. "Half a percent. It will likely

sat up, fixing his gaze

about work