When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 70

Chapter 70



Back at the office, my colleagues cast curious glances my way. Lina approached, visibly trying not to stare at my head.

"Melanie, are you okay? That reporter was way out of line."

I touched my head playfully. "Pretty convincing wig, huh? Next time I'll go for Harley Quinn pigtails."

Lina couldn't help but laugh, though worry still flickered in her eyes.

"Melanie, why'd you go bald? You don't need to shave it all off for wigs, right?"

I repeated the explanation I'd given Clyde earlier, and everyone seemed to finally get it. After all, someone had noticed a patch missing from my head that day, but no one really questioned it further.

Vinson picked me up after work. Jade, fresh from a meeting outside, rushed over and gave me a tight hug.

"Melanie, you've been through so much. Has that reporter lost her mind?"

"I won't let her get away with this! Should we call the cops? This is outrageous!"

I patted her back, telling her not to worry. Isla had indeed gone off the deep end, but I suspected there were plenty of benefits driving her madness. Her phone, the latest model costing a fortune, along with her luxury bag and shoes, all screamed bribery. If I wasn't wrong, those were likely financed by what should have been our joint assets. Clyde seemed to have left work early too, hurrying over.

"Melanie, come home tonight, I.......”

"It's fine."

didn't want to dwell on

the car, waving at me. Now that everyone in the know was here, I couldn't help but feel a bit speechless. I had wanted to

filled with chatter about what to eat, thankfully steering clear of my health issues, which eased my mind a

just, huh? Even bald, you're stunning, Melanie. That's

replying, "Still,

it'll grow back. Once you stop the chemo, it'll

nonchalant, even offering me a large

works at Aurorea Pharmaceuticals, focusing on cancer drugs. He says with today's tech, cancer's not the big bad wolf it used to be." "You're doing

to a ripe old age. You've got to at least try to outlive me, balance

and Jade went on,

of

food in front of me, I covered my

you need

to my plate, saying, "Protein, good for

introducing you to that doctor,

looked cunning, and

my life's not looking too promising

mentioned, "My family's chain needs a redesign, plus we're building a new five-story restaurant. You'll handle the design

Patterson Group's lowest bid, don't let that jerk profit from

Eliana's gesture was more about supporting my work

to find Clyde waiting outside. We tried

go