When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 75

Chapter 75



I never really took the whole debacle to heart. It was the Pattersons who should've been sweating bullets, not me.

Clyde's scandal was bound to ding the stock market, and the Pattersons' fortune would take a hit.

After all, it's just me now. No family left to fret over.

But just as I was leaving the hotel that morning, a group of guys blocked my path.

"Ma'am, the boss wants you back home," the lead guy, Merritt's chief of security, informed me. Seems Merritt Patterson got wind of the scandal too. After the last incident, he'd been unusually fixated on online chatter.

I hopped into the car without protest and shot Vinson a quick text to say I'd be skipping work. I also messaged Clyde: not my circus, not my monkeys.

As I arrived at the Patterson Mansion, Merritt looked like he'd swallowed a whole bottle of antacids. The man was not in good shape.

"Melanie! Look at the mess you've created!"

Lucia charged at me as if she was going to take a swing. I sidestepped, and she nearly took a tumble.

"You dare dodge?"

"If I didn't, you'd be up for assault."

I faced her with a blank stare.

To an outsider, you'd think she genuinely cared for Clyde. In reality, she just couldn't stand me.

came over, trying to defuse the situation with a puzzled look. "Melanie, there's got to be some misunderstanding. Why would you and

between us. He just lent me his room key and

all the 24/7 shops around. Clearing my name was easy. Clearing Clyde's,

you say so? What good is surveillance? Everyone already labels you as

kids after all this time married to Clyde? Didn't want to have his

were abroad,

family

in,

What had Clyde done for

the questions, knowing it wasn't

knelt. "Grandpa,

nothing going on between her and

what kind of person Melanie is.

his cane, but Laird quickly supported

it's normal for men to play around a bit," he

that's another story. Especially after the

seizing her moment, added, "Uncle, this is serious. Shareholders are asking questions. How are

his cane

mess. And you two need to start

up again, and I couldn't help but lower my gaze, wishing to avoid

another solution no

Clyde

leave me for Kayla,

girl"

love for a "common, over a

up a love

by everyone,

words nagged at me. "Clyde, she mentioned you looked

was