When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 44

Chapter 44



When I woke up the next day, I found myself still curled up in the armchair but covered with a thin blanket.

Clyde was sitting quietly on the bed, watching me. "You awake?"

I moved a bit, feeling sore all over. It turned out even the most expensive armchairs were not perfect for sleeping, especially not these single-seaters. I twisted my neck, fearing I might have a stiff neck.

He reached to rub my neck, but I pushed him away.

Clyde said unpleasantly, "Melanie, what are you doing? Preferring the couch over sharing a bed with me? You're my wife!"

The word "divorce" almost slipped out, but I swallowed it back down.

The Patterson Group was in chaos, and this was no time for harsh moves. Even though I was considering divorce, it needed to be handled discreetly.

Bringing it up at the time would drive Clyde mad. It would be better to embarrass oneself at home than in public.

I glanced downstairs, spotting Jade's car. Her call came in just then. "Melanie, I'm here. You up yet?"

Checking the time, it was only 7 a.m. Jade must've been up since dawn. I felt guilty.

I answered, "Give me ten minutes. I'll take a shower and head out."

"What're you up to?" Clyde attempted to follow me into the bathroom, but I pushed him out.

worry." I locked the bathroom

in frustration but eventually backed

I

car outside to me. "Melanie, heading to the office this early

taking a friend to the hospital." I hurried out after changing my

Clyde's gaze from the

over? They didn't give you a hard time, did they? Merritt isn't

well repay the Patterson family for their years of

"Jade,

head, dismissing

let me keep you from work." I noticed "Manager" on her

confirming my number, she mentioned

hard for Jade to attain the

at the conference if it weren't for my sudden message the day before. She repeatedly checked if I was okay before finally

during chemotherapy,

е

patients as frail and pitiful as me. Maybe it

session, everyone else had someone waiting.

full of

worse, so I forced myself to leave. I'd never liked hospitals, too many bad memories, yet couldn't stay

I stumbled, falling forward. I instinctively grabbed

Once steady, I looked up

here for a check-up? You don't seem okay." He eyed me, reaching

them in my bag. "Just low

seemed to believe me. He helped me sit and bought me a Coke. I sipped it, suppressing