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!"

I looked at the documents he threw at me - it was a contract termination notice from Radiant Systems, stating that our negligence had caused the project to fall through, and we

knew how crucial the Radiant Systems partnership was, how could you screw this up?" Kayla chimed

you play into Vinson's hands? Even if there's something going on between

it funny how they both wore the same

It turned out Hanley had gone straight to Vinson, and they struck a deal. Now, the Patterson Group wasn't just out of a partnership; we owed money, no

"You disappear, and now you're blaming me? I didn't realize you

our chat history on

have dragged you back from the hospital? No one's going to cover for your negligence. If you don't care

looked at his

frowning Noticing Kayla's guilty face, I quickly pieced together

phone, so she could have deleted my messages. But she wasn't smart enough to

couldn't have called? It's my fault just because I didn't see a message?" Clyde argued with astonishing

first, her voice trembling with

your

it for the money? Did Vinson offer you

glared menacingly, while I simply sized her up. Dressed head-to-toe in luxury brands, she was easily wearing a fortune. Feeling unnerved under my gaze,

I did call. Whatever

phone, I

had loved for so many years was foolish was a bitter pill to swallow. In the past, his infidelity could be seen