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.

I followed them

out Clyde had ingested a significant amount

the

way, that's not

dismissed the suggestion. Clyde was neither cowardly

deceased and investigate the cause. The idea of him

nodded, handing me a

pumped, and there might be other procedures needed. We need your

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

family, and I couldn't let him

the first

as his wife, apart

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

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

call the police? What did you

in the jewelry cab. It turns on automatically

something Gemma had installed as a precaution against me, never imagining it would

followed my instructions but found the camera destroyed,

I realized, telling Jade to stop tampering with the surveillance

might have known about the camera and prepared accordingly, perhaps even

Kayla did this? I saw the footage; she was definitely

the same

asked her to change the locks on my door before

Clyde had his stomach

drugs might be involved, so immediate awakening

vital signs were stable, I finally

could wake up, we could handle

Clyde out, the site