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."

smile, feeling a sudden chill down my

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

Kayla sauntered over with Clyde

oatmeal? Melanie, feeling under

right? But aren't you forgetting you're a married woman? Out like this,

allowing Kayla's barbs to fly

your affair. Vinson and I are just having a meal. What's so wrong

for her sheer audacity. If I had been as bold back then, things with Clyde might

watch your language. You're going out with Vinson and you're accusing others?" His glaring almost set

say then? Adulterers? Sorry, my vocabulary as a designer is limited, Mr.

felt a warm trickle from my nose, a nosebleed, a common

the restroom while Clyde got held

kid all the time, Kayla said

took a while for the bleeding to

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

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