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."

took the napkin with an awkward smile,

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

Kayla sauntered over with Clyde

feeling under

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

Kayla's barbs

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

her sheer audacity. If I had been as bold back then, things with Clyde might not

up, defending his darling Kayla. "Melanie, watch your language. You're going out with Vinson and you're accusing others?" His glaring

Adulterers? Sorry, my vocabulary as a designer is limited, Mr. Patterson, my apologies." Grabbing my bag, I

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

Kayla aside, taking me to the restroom while Clyde

as a kid

took a while for the bleeding to

of going bald, even partially, was something I found

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