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."

the napkin with an awkward smile, feeling

date with the senior, huh?" Kayla's sneering voice broke the

sauntered over with Clyde in

Melanie, feeling under the weather?" she

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

Kayla's barbs

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

sheer audacity. If I had been as bold

his darling Kayla. "Melanie, watch your language. You're going out with Vinson and you're accusing

limited, Mr. Patterson, my

felt a warm trickle from my nose, a nosebleed, a common aftermath of my treatments. Frantically grabbing

to the

don't worry. Maybe it's just stress or something. I used to get nosebleeds as a kid

while for the bleeding to stop, leaving me

losing hair hit me hard. The possibility of going bald, even partially, was something I found hard to accept despite the minor hair loss

he asked, "What's going on? Low blood sugar plus a