When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 45

Chapter 45



Vinson led me to a quaint vegan restaurant, a choice that left me visibly puzzled.

"Why here?" I asked.

"You seemed a bit off, maybe not up for anything heavy," he reasoned.

He pulled a chair for me and poured a glass of water, its coolness somewhat reviving my spirits, though my appetite remained absent. Eventually, I settled for a bowl of oatmeal, eating it slowly.

Patient and seemingly amused, Vinson watched me eat.

Suddenly, he reached out with a napkin to dab at my lips. I instinctively pulled away, and he quickly withdrew his hand.

He explained with a smile, "You've got oatmeal all over your face. Looks like you were hungrier than you thought."

an awkward smile, feeling a sudden chill down my

the senior, huh?" Kayla's sneering voice broke the silence, earning an eye roll from

reaction, Kayla sauntered over with Clyde

feeling under the weather?" she

we needn't worry, right? But aren't you forgetting you're a married woman?

watched silently, allowing Kayla's

two aren't exactly being discreet, flaunting your affair. Vinson and I are

admired Kayla for her sheer audacity. If I had been as bold back then, things with Clyde might not have soured

finally spoke up, defending his darling Kayla. "Melanie, watch your language. You're going out with Vinson and you're

vocabulary as a designer is limited, Mr. Patterson, my apologies." Grabbing my bag, I looked at Vinson. "Done eating? Let's

warm trickle from my nose, a nosebleed, a common aftermath of

aside, taking me to the restroom while Clyde got held up

to get nosebleeds as a kid all the time, Kayla said casually, a tone that

a while for the bleeding to

bald, even partially, was something I found hard

didn't notice. Handing me water, he asked, "What's going on? Low blood sugar plus a