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

off from work for a date with the senior, huh?" Kayla's sneering voice broke the silence,

reaction, Kayla sauntered over

feeling under the weather?" she

Mr. Russell here, we needn't worry, right? But aren't you forgetting you're

silently, allowing Kayla's barbs

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

If I had been as bold back then, things with Clyde might not

going out with Vinson and you're accusing others?" His glaring almost set me

Mr. Patterson, my apologies."

a warm trickle from my nose, a nosebleed, a common aftermath of my treatments. Frantically grabbing tissues to stem the flow, the blood wouldn't

taking me to the restroom

as a kid all the time,

for the bleeding to stop, leaving me

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

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