When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 36

Chapter 36



After discussing the divorce details with my lawyer, I didn't head back to the office. Instead, I went to the small apartment my mom used to live in. Jade had cleaned it, and everything inside looked just the way Mom left it, simple and unassuming, except for the nail scratches on the headboard, reminding the agony Mom went through. Thinking I might end up in similar pain, I found it hard to breathe and left the apartment.

Jade worked late, so I made myself pasta and hit the sack early.

But as I drifted off, Clyde called. I quickly hung up, but he followed up with a message on Messenger.

It was just a drunk photo of Clyde, but Dailey was speaking in the background.

"Hey Melanie, come to pick Clyde up. He's losing it."

Then I saw Clyde grabbing the phone and hugging Dailey. Clyde was never much of a drinker in college. I thought it was because he was frugal, but it turned out he turned into a lunatic when drunk.

Dailey sent me the address, which I forwarded to Kayla. Clyde didn't want to see me anyway. He was only interested in his mistress.

I went back to sleep, but an hour later, Dailey was frantically calling.

At last, he messaged me. [Melanie, you've got to come. Clyde's in a fight, and we're all down at the police station.]

was wide awake. Clyde was in a fight, heh? At the police

got dressed when I

Clyde's, um, please hurry!" I could hear the chaos at the police station through the phone, Clyde's voice, Kayla's, and another familiar

his arm, hair all over the place, and his clothes stained. He didn't seem to

him sat Vinson Russell, my

and there he was, the one Clyde had brawled

to get a better look at

smiled gently. "Long

torn, although he seemed

finally looked up, slurring, "You see him but not me? Look at what your beloved senior did to me! I'll

but Kayla quickly

officer glanced at him, and

is here, sortit

officer's meaningful glance shifted between me

sighed, realizing Clyde's antics

in his words triggered Clyde, who surged up. "That's between us.

forward, Dailey and I pushed him back, with Kayla wrapping her arms

turned to Vinson, eager to change the subject. "Vinson, you're not hurt, are you? Should we go to the hospital? Could there

but Vinson was always quiet, never

"A cheater's got no

blunt words made me