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!"

contract termination notice from Radiant Systems, stating that our negligence had caused the project

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

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

it funny how they both wore

but laugh. 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 wonder they were fuming. But what did that have to do with

and now you're blaming me? I didn't realize you were so irresponsible. When did you

chat history on

the group chat, what more do you want? Should I have dragged you back from the

at his

guilty face, I quickly pieced

could have deleted my messages. But she wasn't smart enough to realize that deleting Clyde's messages wouldn't erase everyone

because I didn't see a

her

sabotage Clyde for your lover. The

in it for the money? Did

simply sized her up. Dressed head-to-toe in luxury brands, she was easily wearing a fortune. Feeling unnerved under my gaze, she stepped back, and that's when

I did call. Whatever Kayla

my phone, I

Realizing the person had loved for