When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 57

Chapter 57



The cops had all the needed evidence, and Kayla was at a loss for words.

After all, the Patterson Group was currently using designs that Jade had created. It was an undeniable fact, supported by Kayla's previous collaborators, who could vouch for those submitted designs.

Kayla wept pitifully in the police station, but I remained expressionless.

Clyde was extremely restless, frantically calling the Patterson Group's lawyer to try and get Kayla bailed out.

After hanging up, he glared at me, seething, "Melanie, how can you be so cruel?"

"No crueler than your mistress stealing trade secrets." I rolled my eyes at him, then grabbed Jade, who was about to explode. Arguing with Clyde in the police station was the last thing we needed.

Massaging his temples, Clyde didn't argue back, seemingly conceding Kayla might indeed be capable of such a deed. His thought process baffled me. Having been in the industry for so long, he was well aware of the taboos. How could he let Kayla off the hook like that?

I looked away, letting him rant until the cops intervened.

assistant has indeed stolen trade secrets. I would advise against threatening the complainant," one officer warned him,

visits had made our

friend sounded less like business trouble and more like

are her designs, not her company's. You might want to

wasn't a minor issue. Though discarded by Jade, the designs could still be valued at millions on the market, enough

he still accompanied Clyde to talk to

wasn't privy to what they discussed, but the police

at me was thick with resentment. "I had no idea. Hank said those were his designs.

a clever

topic of the designs and focusing

everything for love, only to be suppressed and

sued Hank. Let's see what he has to say. Anyway, we have evidence." I cut off Kayla's sob story. "The tech department can read lips from

act, so I pulled Jade out of the room. Since

want to linger. On his

Kayla's doing. He even recorded every meeting with

no room to argue, resorting to pleading with

approached us, visibly upset but still standing up for his mistress, he said, "Melanie, Jade, can

situation, Vinson rushed over, stepping before Clyde. "What's the plan, Mr. Patterson? Trying to throw your weight

deal out of this helps no one. If

admitting you had Kayla do this?" My voice was