When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 78

Chapter 78



I was frantically sorting through documents while continuously ringing up Clyde, but eventually, his phone just went dead.

My heart sank. I checked in with Gemma, who thought Clyde had probably gone home to grab some files, prompting me to rush back to our apartment.

"Clyde, are you here? Clyde?"

The place was dark, no signs of anyone being home.

But spotting the shoe prints in the living room, I was certain Clyde had been there.

I hurried into the bedroom, and there he was, unconscious on the bed, unresponsive no matter how much I shook him.

Feeling his wrist, I sighed in relief finding a pulse.

With the Patterson Group facing such turmoil, something felt off. If Clyde was in trouble now, it could spell disaster for the entire firm.

I quickly dialed 911, then reached out to the building's management.

"I'm Mrs. Patterson, Clyde's wife. He's been attacked in our building. I need access to all the security footage now!"

"The woman he brought home is a prime suspect. If you try to cover for her, you'll be joining her behind bars!"

It was my first time leveraging my status as Mrs. Patterson, and it took the other end by surprise. They immediately started to apologize, promising to check the security footage right away.

I couldn't figure out why Clyde was unconscious, but a faint scent of perfume lingered on him, strikingly similar to Kayla's, my once favorite fragrance. I had bumped into Kayla earlier, enveloped in that very scent.

arrived, I followed them into the

it turned out Clyde had

doctor looked at me uncomfortably, "Mrs. Patterson, given the rumors about your company... we thought maybe

way, that's

Clyde was neither cowardly nor

priority would be to console the family of the deceased and investigate the cause. The idea of him taking his own life was unthinkable to

doctor nodded, handing me

there might be other

the pen, my hand trembled, but I took a deep breath

to the Patterson family, and I

was the first time

as his wife, apart from our marriage

touched my left ring finger, feeling its emptiness, a sourness

building management had already provided her the security footage. Sure enough, Kayla had

What did you need at

cab. It turns on

installed as a precaution against me, never

instructions but found the camera destroyed,

I realized, telling Jade to stop

about the camera and prepared

you think Kayla did this? I saw

draw the same

asked her to change the locks on my door

Clyde had his stomach pumped

involved, so immediate awakening wasn't possible, pending

were stable,

long as he could wake up,

the