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

doctors examined him, it turned out Clyde had ingested a

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

that's

firmly dismissed the suggestion. Clyde was neither cowardly nor

site, his priority would be to console the family of the deceased and investigate the cause. The idea of

handing me a

there might be other procedures needed. We need

pen, my hand trembled, but I

to the Patterson family,

the first time

apart from our marriage

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

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

call the police? What did you need at

in the jewelry cab. It turns on automatically if

installed as a precaution against

followed my instructions but found the

a big loophole," I realized, telling Jade to stop

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

did this? I saw the footage; she was

could draw the same conclusions I

change the locks on my

stomach pumped but

drugs might be involved,

signs were stable, I

as he could wake

out, the site issue couldn't be