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.

the paramedics arrived, I followed them into

examined him, it turned out Clyde had ingested a significant amount

me uncomfortably, "Mrs. Patterson, given the rumors about your

way, that's not

the suggestion. Clyde was neither cowardly

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

handing me

needs his stomach pumped, and there might be

pen, my hand trembled, but I took a deep breath to steady

Clyde meant to the Patterson family, and I couldn't let him die on my

was the first time I

as his wife, apart

ring finger, feeling its emptiness, a sourness in my

footage. Sure enough,

we call the police? What did you

It turns on automatically if someone

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

followed my instructions but found the camera destroyed,

I realized, telling Jade to

behind this, she might have known about the camera and prepared accordingly, perhaps even wearing gloves to avoid leaving

you think Kayla did this? I saw the footage;

could draw the same conclusions

the locks on my door before returning

stomach pumped

involved, so immediate awakening wasn't possible,

his vital signs were stable,

wake up, we

out, the