When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 32

Chapter 32

Chapter 32



The police station was eerily quiet, as if all eyes fixed on us.

Officer Lucy, who had spoken to me last time, had returned from field duty. Spotting us, she quickly pulled a colleague aside to whisper something.

I knew with Clyde's approval, Kayla could pretty much get away with anything short of arson or murder. But I wasn't ready to let it slide. After all, she chose to mess with me. And Clyde? He wasn't keen on divorce.

But the onlookers didn't know their story and were naturally curious.

Jade scoffed, "Mel, he's only your husband on paper. Letting the other woman waltz right in? Scumbag, disgusting!"

It must've been some special day because the station was unusually crowded. I tried to force down tears that weren't there, bowing my head in feigned distress.

At that, a few bystanders couldn't hold back.

"No way. So young and already homewrecking? Shameless."

"She's clearly after his money. The legit wife keeps it simple, but the mistress? She's always dressed to kill."

"That man's got a look of a heartbreaker. No good, both of them."

The bystanders, especially when sensing injustice, sided overwhelmingly with me.

Clyde looked furious, fixing his gaze on me.

visibly. "What mistress? The real mistress is the one unloved! You don't know anything! They have

only fueled

choice but to take us back to

dispute without any

an antique. It's

fiddled with my fingers, suddenly determined to

momentarily at a loss

everything in the house. What have you

property, and the mistress has no claim on them.

officer, almost reflexively, nodded

of thousands of dollars, maybe even grand theft?" Jade gripped my hand,

seemed puzzled on how to proceed. "Try

first. If that

step in."

we'll

officer gone, the atmosphere

Clyde's arm, Kayla looked desperate as Clyde

then, he laughed, "Melanie, I knew it.

left with that

you want

can't

without it, can

You

letting him believe what

up to point at

stop," I quickly pulled her back, shaking my head softly, "It's the truth. No need

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