When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 38

Chapter 38



Vinson dropped his apartment address, and I punched it into my GPS.

The ride was in silence except for the voice of the navigation. Neither of us spoke a word.

It was too embarrassing, and I didn't even know how to bring it up.

When we pulled up to his apartment building, he finally turned to look at me. "Melanie, what's going on between you and Clyde? I've been abroad these past few years. All I knew was that you two got hitched."

I stared back at him, at a loss for words.

What could I say? Could I tell him Clyde has been bringing home one woman after another for the past three years? And I'd had a cancer relapse and didn't know how much time I had left.

Ultimately, I shook my head. "Forget it, Vinson. I'm getting a divorce anyway. We might as well not talk about it."

I felt that way. Divorce was inevitable, and my time was precious. I didn't want to waste it on Clyde.

Vinson looked at me for a moment before pulling out his phone. "Fine, let's swap contacts. Send me your number."

him and watched him return to his

he sent me a

you. Call me if Clyde gives

Back in college, when he found out I was chasing after Clyde, who paid me no mind, Vinson never stopped pursuing me. Everyone knew Vinson had a crush on me, but I pretended not to notice, keeping my distance on purpose. Yet, he

a lot that day. Later, his roommate called me to check on him. I didn't go,

out if I needed anything, promising to be there. Only after Vinson graduated did I find out that

a bit out of it,

to see her when I got home, but she

appeared on the table made me smile. It looked

a bit. It seemed I hadn't completely failed at life. Aside from picking the wrong husband, my friends and even

the cupcake and fell asleep

crick in my neck and shuffled off

my

the air. "Mel, you better check the news. Were you at the police station yesterday? Is the news

me. I clicked on the links sent by Jade, which were all about Clyde's police station debacle from the day

were photos of him and Kayla, but someone had also snapped pics of

Group's CEO and his wife had got caught with their lovers at the

being pretty sensible. They analyzed the situation and clarified that

few were just causing

the husband cheats, it's the wife's fault. Look how skinny she is.

also with her toy boy. Guess there's no good in