When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 69

Chapter 69



"River, Melanie?"

Eliana was the first to snap out of it. She quickly grabbed Isla's phone and tossed it aside.

Then she yelled at the security guard, "What are you waiting for? Get them out of here! Now!"

I was just holding my head, tears streaming down my face, realizing my wig had indeed fallen off. Ever since I began wearing the wig, I had fretted about it slipping off. Now, having it forcibly removed and shown on live broadcast was a nightmare.

I couldn't bear to think about what the inte might say or think about me.

After everyone had left, Eliana frantically tried to fix the wig back on my head, but it just wouldn't sit right. She was on the verge of tears; I quickly took the wig from her.

"Let me do it."

Eliana looked at me, guilt written all over her face, "I'm so sorry, I should have stopped her earlier. It's all my fault, I was too focused on getting her to slip up."

Looking at my reflection in the glass of the booth, I quickly adjusted the wig.

"It's not your fault, you've helped me a lot already. Thank you, truly."

"If it weren't for you, I'd be the laughing stock by now, who knows what stories they'd be spinning."

I looked at her sincerely, but the guilt on her face only deepened.

"Melanie, is this some kind of new trend? You looked better with long hair, you know."

widened, and she guided me to sit

shave your head, or is it due

don't have cancer,

I

up, pacing back and

year, you visited the oncology department. My grandmother was hospitalized, and I think I saw you there. Then you went off to Aurora, and something happened to

often seemed a bit clueless, to connect the dots so quickly. I lowered

so what about Clyde? Could he have figured it out too? For

my office. He stared at my hair for a long moment before speaking in a hoarse voice,

stood at opposite ends of the elevator,

his office, I

have to believe me, I didn't

She just wanted revenge, to stir up

pitiful, as if she

emotionlessly on a

suddenly turned

"Clyde..."

"Out."

a harsh word. I didn't understand his

the office in a huff, and Clyde sat down, his gaze fixed on me. "Melanie,

I came to the office earlier, Lina had told me everyone knew about the live broadcast incident, and

head. Actually,

relief. This way, I didn't have to worry about hiding my baldness anymore. And looking at those screenshots, I didn't look too

well, and even gained some weight. I adjusted my wig, facing him with a neutral

ask about this? If there's nothing

what happened? You used to

you wanted

tumbling out incoherently. I smiled at him,