When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 71

Chapter 71



Eliana did indeed show up at Patterson Group the very next day, insisting that I be the one to handle her project, or she would walk away from the collaboration.

I convened a meeting immediately, bringing Jade along to the conference room.

Eliana's mood seemed to brighten a bit at the sight of us, but then she quickly grew frustrated again.

"Melanie, that Kayla, can you handle her already?"

"She's just so annoying. Can't Clyde see through her? Is he blind?"

That's when I learned that Kayla had tried to suck up to Eliana and ended up getting a tongue-lashing for her efforts.

But to my surprise, Kayla cried and then turned around to blame Eliana.

"Is Clyde out of his mind? Why did I ever fall for him? Was I blind?"

"Really? Why did you fall for him back then?"

"Because he was really something back in the day, and pretty handsome to boot."

I replied without much emotion.

Eliana was taken aback by my response, mainly because I was stating the obvious.

Back then, Clyde was always a source of positivity, lighting up every room he entered with his energy. But now...

I pulled out some files, "Jade will be in charge this time, with me assisting on the design side."

Eliana looked like she wanted to say something, but after glancing at Jade, she held her tongue.

that I'm shirking. I didn't mention it at dinner yesterday, but I've had a major setback with a project I'm collaborating

eventually. It was time for Jade to stand on her

things difficult for us. The meeting went smoothly, and we ended

I started investigating the data

were infected with a virus, which had

computer contained the most critical files, the loss was

wait was the case with Aspire

to the security department first, wanting

but there was

upgrade? Why upgrade

already had my

come by with some people, claiming it

knew about Kayla and Clyde's affair, so no one questioned it, and the staff proceeded with

system was indeed updated

footage from several days had been

ton

my office, fearing that the investigation was at a

notably Paul's sudden

Could he have provoked me deliberately,

beer that day; the chances of him being

mulling this over, Larry from Design Department timidly knocked on my

"Come in."

come clean, please don't be mad. Dock my pay, just

guilt-ridden face immediately set off alarm bells. Could

Sure, he was a bit

nodded slightly, "Come

me a video file, explaining, "Melanie, I'm so sorry. I was

the live

Rel

worry, I left