When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 46

Chapter 46



Taking the day off anyway, I decided to crash back into my room and sleep. The second round of chemo hit harder than the last, leaving me wondering whether it was out to kill the cancer or me. The side effects had me feeling sick for a while, followed by a nosebleed. It felt like an eternity of discomfort before I finally adjusted to the ordeal about an hour later.

After a shower, I collapsed on my bed. With Clyde out of the picture, the world seemed eerily quiet, and I drifted into a restless sleep.

Unfortunately, Clyde's persistence knew no bounds as he appeared at Jade's place.

First, I heard the endless ringing of the doorbell, which quickly escalated to pounding on the door. "Melanie, Melanie! I know you're in there. Open up!"

Thankfully, it was daytime, so no neighbors had come to complain yet.

Despite feeling awful, I managed to open the door. "What do you want?"

He seemed stunned by my appearance, his mouth opening, and closing without a word for a moment.

I tried to close the door, but he quickly stopped it with his hand. "Melanie, let's talk."

I considered slamming the door on his fingers but eventually decided against it.

When he tried to step forward, I blocked the entryway. "Let's talk here."

insistence, he stuttered, "Melanie, are you sick? It wasn't Jade who went for a check-up today. It

seemed to put two and two together, though not quite sharp enough or perhaps not genuinely concerned. Had he bothered to visit the hospital or pull some strings, he would've

feel better in a couple of days

stronger than me, making it impossible. For some reason, he was adamant about not letting me have my

Patterson Mansion. It's not convenient for you and Jade to live together.

back down, as if determined not

the door. I'll

promised Merritt, I felt obliged to comply. After all, the company's anniversary was around

want Clyde to cause a

pass out. Thankfully, the journey was uneventful, and upon arriving at the Patterson Mansion, only Evelyn was there. The rest of Laird's

Merritt looked somewhat pleased. "Nothing beats a united front. You two looking cozy

us with

chiming in. Of

non-pregnant woman, to remain Mrs. Patterson. Once Clyde was out of the picture, their families could easily divide the assets.

disappointed. Our divorce was

I brought

or perhaps she just wanted

"Clyde, I had a nightmare. I'm so scared. Can you come over? I think I sprained my ankle. It hurts so

the other side of the

whispered a few words of comfort, and

he left, I happened to