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 was you, wasn't

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 to confront me, proving he hadn't

low blood sugar and too much stress. I'll feel better in a couple of days if you and Kayla keep your distance.

was far stronger than me, making it impossible. For some reason, he was adamant about

against the door. "Melanie, you forgot Grandpa wants us back at the Patterson Mansion. It's not convenient for you and Jade to live together. Come home with me." He cleared

made sure he couldn't enter. Yet, he didn't back down, as if determined not to

caved, "Just wait at the

anniversary was around the

to cause a scene that Jade would have to

journey was uneventful, and upon arriving at the Patterson Mansion, only Evelyn

us arrive together, Merritt looked somewhat pleased. "Nothing beats a united front. You two looking

us

chiming in.

to remain Mrs. Patterson. Once Clyde was out of the picture, their families could easily divide

disappointed. Our divorce was

greeted them and headed straight to my room. I brought along

sleeping, or perhaps

at night, she called, crying. "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 bed,

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

happened to be downstairs getting