When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 27

Chapter 27



I used to count the minutes until he'd call. But now, the name "Clyde" flashing on my phone screen felt like a visual assault. Thinking about the handful of projects I had tethered to the company, I dragged myself back to the office.

As I walk into Clyde's office, I spot Kayla storming out, her eyes red from crying. She shot me a glare filled with resentment as she passed by. Raising an eyebrow in confusion, I stepped inside and asked, "You needed to see me?"

Momentarily distracted by my newly chopped hair, Clyde blurted out, "Why'd you cut your hair?"

Ignoring his question, I repeated, "Was there something you needed?"

"Tonight's dinner at the Patterson Mansion. You're coming with me," he said, his tone laced with reluctance.

and pieces of his past, orphaned and raised by his grandmother. He might not have left the small village if he hadn't been so excellent in his studies.

we broke up and I left for Aurorea, the Patterson family officially recognized Clyde and took him back to the family. Unfortunately, his grandmother was battling a severe heart condition, and he was busy

upon me by my mother, who was also secretly fighting cancer. She wanted to spare us both from a future marred by

Clyde won't despise me. He loves me

her head painfully, her eyes filled with sorrow. "Mel, Clyde's grandmother is critically

Hold

aunts died of of cancer. Back then, I had no idea my mother had been diagnosed with cancer, which was why she got so desperate. "Mel, you may get the cancer, but look at our family... I know Clyde

how about later? Will you two even

but what if our children died

didn't have the heart to ruin his hope. I was only twenty then and never thought I would die. I had cried my heart out for days. Seeing the debt

it to pay for his grandmother's medical expenses. He wouldn't accept it if I gave it to him myself. Our break-up had been messy, fueled by misunderstandings and my mother's harsh

ever,

rumors of me moving on

the hospital connected him with his biological grandfather, Merritt, needing a bone marrow transplant. That event saved Merritt's life and reinstated Clyde's place within the Patterson