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.

puzzled look. "Melanie, there's got to be some misunderstanding. Why would you and that Russell kid end up in a...?" She couldn't even bring herself to say "hotel

just lent me his room key and left the hotel. There's surveillance

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

jumped in. "Just because you say so? What good is surveillance?

why no kids after all this time married to Clyde? Didn't want

wrong you? Remember when you were abroad, and

family matter. Stay out

rushed in, immediately

had Clyde done

bit back the questions, knowing

"Grandpa, I was

yesterday. There's nothing going

of person Melanie is. But you? What's this with you

to rise, leaning on his cane, but Laird

it's normal for men to play around a bit," he chimed in, barely hiding his

it affects the company, that's another story.

serious. Shareholders

banged his cane on the floor.

And you two need to start a

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

there was another solution no

Clyde

leave me for Kayla,

girl"

"common, over a marriage

a love story

being lectured by everyone, Clyde

way, Lucia's words nagged at me. "Clyde, she mentioned you looked

was an