When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 25

Chapter 25



"Melanie, when did you become so unreasonable? You think threatening divorce will make up for the losses from you abandoning your post?" Clyde shouted, "If it's money you want, work for it. Don't act as if you own the Patterson Group."

Clyde's grip loosened. His frown remained persistent, looking like I was making a fuss over nothing. His words baffled me, seemingly forgetting I was his wife, and naturally, I had a stake in the company. But I didn't want to argue.

I shrugged. "When did I become so indispensable? How did the Patterson Group manage without me?"

"If I'm that crucial, my salary is a joke. Too low." I pushed him aside, tossing my bag onto the couch.

He disliked my attitude, gripping my wrist again, then paused. "You've lost weight again? Haven't you been eating?"

Surprised he noticed, I scoffed, unwilling to respond. I lost my appetite, and the doctor said chemotherapy might worsen it, but I had to eat, or I'd collapse. Looking at my reddened wrist, I sighed softly. I was indeed too thin. I might have a fracture next time.

"Melanie, can't you stop this? You're the head of the Design Department. There's so much waiting for your approval. You can't just leave work like this."

up Jake's

hint of panic in his eyes, which

someone else's fault with you? Can't you ever reflect on yourself?

him rage, feeling utterly calm. I seemed to have forgotten my college days.

was different because Clyde believed in me unconditionally back then. When my thesis got falsely accused of plagiarism, it

especially since my accuser was a hardworking student from a poor background, making her words

and even my advisor doubted me. I felt my world collapsing. Whether

Clyde was missing for a week, only occasionally contacting me, until he showed up

to find evidence of the theft and dug through the trash for my notes. For a whole week, he barely slept, reeking when he

bel.re

didn't care.

light, the one

at the time, his eyes held distrust

change, a lesson I knew since childhood but only

nose, and I covered it with a

looked at me, panicked, quickly reaching for

shaky voice and