When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 66

Chapter 66



When I returned to the office, I hesitated before heading to the conference room, feeling a bit uneasy.

"Mr. Hanley, today Mr. Patterson he..."

"Let me guess, he's MIA again? Melanie, is Clyde pulling my leg? What does he think this partnership is, a joke?"

Hanley was well aware that Clyde had bailed again, and after being stood up twice, he was furious.

Despite my attempts to smooth things over, he had no interest in keeping the partnership going.

I messaged Clyde and also shared what happened in our team chat. Though I was in charge of the project, I wasn't about to take the fall for this mess. Clyde remained out of touch, not showing up at the office all day. My colleagues from the Design Department kept asking what we should do, but without any directives from the top, our hands were tied.

Just when I figured Clyde couldn't care less about a multimillion-dollar deal, he surprised me by calling early the next morning, asking me to come to his office.

"Melanie, look at the mess you've made! You've lost us a major project, and now you're going to take full responsibility!"

threw at me - it was a contract termination notice from Radiant

Radiant Systems partnership was, how could

into Vinson's hands? Even if there's something going on between you two, you can't just hand over the project

opened my eyes, finding it funny

Patterson Group wasn't just out

retorted, tossing the documents back at him. "You disappear, and now you're blaming me? I didn't realize you were so

our chat history

tagged you in the group chat, what more do you want? Should I have dragged you back from the hospital? No one's going to cover for your negligence. If you don't care about your

looked at

Kayla's guilty face, I quickly pieced together

happened. She had access Clyde's phone, so she could have deleted my messages. But she

couldn't have called? It's my fault just because

her voice trembling with

trying to sabotage Clyde for your lover. The company

it for the money? Did Vinson

Dressed head-to-toe in luxury brands, she was easily wearing a fortune.

did call. Whatever Kayla told you, you can check with the phone

phone, I

Kayla's sake, I was ready to fight back. The more I thought about it, the more irritated I became. Realizing the person had loved for so many years was foolish was a bitter pill to swallow.