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."

It wasn't Jade

not quite sharp enough or perhaps not genuinely concerned. Had he bothered to visit the hospital or pull some strings, he would've known it wasn't just a check-up. But he didn't, choosing instead

much stress. I'll feel better in a couple of days

tried to shut the door, but he was far stronger than me, making it impossible. For some reason, he was adamant about not

us back at the Patterson Mansion. It's not convenient for you and Jade to live together. Come home with

didn't back down, as if determined not to leave without my

caved, "Just wait at the door. I'll

all, the company's anniversary was

cause a

pass out. Thankfully, the journey was uneventful, and upon arriving at the Patterson Mansion, only Evelyn was

two looking cozy together will squash

watched us

in.

to remain Mrs. Patterson. Once Clyde was out of the picture, their

disappointed. Our

I brought along pain medication this time, ensuring a

in sleeping, or perhaps she just wanted

around eleven at night, she called, crying. "Clyde, I had a nightmare. I'm so scared. Can you come over? I think I

the other side of the

whispered a few words of comfort, and quickly dressed himself to

he left, I happened