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.

know about that. My husband was in surgery; why would I care about the hospital's

cut the act! We have concrete evidence against you. Even without the footage, we can prove

of the night, and the halls were

were located, was especially quiet, with no staff at the

produced a

phone. The kidnapper, Jarvis, has been using this to

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

anything, a calm settled over me. I had to clear my name; I couldn't stay locked up

the Laird

prove my innocence and Clyde woke

me the phone, and I was shocked to see messages from

outlined where

instructing Jarvis to bring her to the hospital today. There were threats too,

I was lost. What was

know Jarvis or this girl. And Clyde...Clyde

I have the kidnapper bring Isla to the

to reason with them, but

perfect sense if you were using Clyde's phone while he

an apartment registered in your name. What do you have to

was dumbfounded, speechless. Someone was framing me, but

Clyde; I hadn't checked if his phone was

hit me. "Kayla was at the company stealing files today. I have surveillance footage as proof,