When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 81

Chapter 81



When I slowly came to, I didn't need to open my eyes to know I was back in the hospital.

But this time, there were no familiar faces by my side, just cops.

The doctor's expression turned even more grave during the examination. "Ms. Crawford, I've told you before, this is a recurrence. You need to take care of yourself, otherwise..."

"I know, another relapse might be terminal."

I looked at the doctor calmly, saying, "Sorry for the trouble, again."

The doctor opened his mouth to say something, glanced at the police, but ultimately held back. He only mentioned my condition was critical, that cancer cells could spread at any moment. Honestly, I'd been living on borrowed time for months. Perhaps, there really was no need for me to do much more.

I understood he was speaking in my defense, and I nodded at him gratefully.

My situation wasn't hard to investigate, and the police must know I had no reason to kill Isla. After all, I was already planning to divorce Clyde, and over the years, he had countless affairs. If I cared about reputation, I would have divorced him long ago.

The lady cop lightened up a lot, promising me they'd find out what really happened.

lawyer and wished to see Jade,

the hospital bed, Jade broke down in tears. The doctor was right; my condition

one of Vinson's trusted men. The day I got arrested, he was the one who accompanied the lawyers to the station. With many issues now falling on Kemp's shoulders at the Patterson Group, and his team not specialized in homicide cases, a change was indeed necessary. I also had the lawyer

Patterson, what

limit, I

could hold on with my condition, so I left everything for Jade

orchestrated Clyde's poisoning. I was painted as a villainess, desperate to seize control of the Patterson Group by any means, causing

hypoglycemia, is it that severe?" Merritt eyed me curiously, somehow having managed to

tried to get my energy up. "I've had a lot on my plate

smart. Don't worry, Gemma will get a doctor to

grandfather, even his tone was similar. They all believed I was faking it, but I had no need to explain. However, there was something I needed him to be aware

safe's combination, and she has some surveillance

she drugged Clyde, or she kidnapped

shook my head. "Beyond that, her appearance in

to my college days, even her looks, and her qualifications didn't match the

the Design Department

my brain never stopped working. Waking up, I could connect the dots, and

chaos, no one noticed where she

see the discrepancies. He frowned, seemingly tackling a difficult problem. "Alright, I'll look into