When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 80

Chapter 80



I was peering out the window when I saw it - a woman with long hair tumbling down to the ground, surrounded by a spreading pool of crimson. Looking back to where she'd fallen from, there was no one in sight.

Below, the gathering crowd let out shrieks of horror. Glancing down again, I caught someone pointing up at me, shouting, "The killer, the killer's still up there!"

Almost reflexively, I ducked away from the window, thinking to dash downstairs to see what was happening for myself, but I ended up face-to-face with the cops.

"Melanie, stop right there! You're under suspicion for the murder of Isla. You are being detained. Drop anything you're holding!"

Four officers had me surrounded in no time, and I was so stunned I couldn't even move.

One of the female officers stepped forward, took the coffee cup from my hand, and sealed it in an evidence bag before slapping handcuffs around my wrists.

It was surreal. Just a day later, and I was back in an interrogation room at the police station, this time with handcuffs on.

I tried to explain that I had only heard Isla's voice and hadn't actually seen her. They could check the surveillance footage, I said.

But the cops just sneered. "The hospital's surveillance system was down for upgrades today, during your husband's emergency. You must have heard that."

I racked my brain but couldn't recall any such thing.

about that. My husband was in surgery; why would I

you. Even without the

the night, and the halls

located, was especially quiet, with no staff at the nurses' station to vouch

produced a

Jarvis, has been using

any Jarvis, and I didn't have Isla's contact," I protested, panic setting in. Where was all this

settled over me. I

up, the Laird family

if I could prove my innocence and Clyde woke up, it

handed me the phone, and I was shocked to see messages from Clyde's number to

messages outlined

There were threats too, warning him to comply or " would harm his daughter, complete with a photo

unfamiliar child, I was lost. What

And Clyde...Clyde

the kidnapper bring Isla to

with them,

you were using Clyde's

in your name. What do you have to say

speechless. Someone was framing

worried about was Clyde; I hadn't

today. I have surveillance footage as proof,