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."

"Melanie, are you sick? It wasn't Jade who went for a

not genuinely concerned. Had he bothered to visit the hospital or pull some strings, he would've known

stress. I'll feel better in a couple of days if you and Kayla keep your distance. If

shut the door, but he was far stronger than me, making it impossible. For some reason,

forward, he exerted pressure 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 his

sure he couldn't enter. Yet, he didn't back down, as

at the

obliged to comply. After all, the company's anniversary was around the corner, and we could

didn't want Clyde to cause a scene that Jade would have to deal

was silent. I kept my eyes closed, resting, fearing I might pass out. Thankfully, the journey was uneventful, and upon arriving at the Patterson Mansion, only Evelyn was there. The rest of Laird's annoying

a united front. You two looking cozy together

watched us

in.

sickly, non-pregnant woman, to remain Mrs. Patterson. Once Clyde was out of the picture,

Our divorce was

headed straight to my room. I

in sleeping, or

around eleven 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 much that I

on the other

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

happened to be downstairs