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.

requested a new lawyer and wished to see Jade, to

down in tears. The doctor was right; my condition was severe, there was a chance I

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 prove that Jade would take care

Patterson, what

I trust

so I left everything for Jade to

to seize control of the Patterson Group by any means, causing the company's stock to plummet. Indeed, if Clyde never woke up, the Patterson Group would be mine. Unfortunately, they didn't understand that in my condition, having enough money was all I could ask for.

Merritt eyed me curiously, somehow having managed to enter

to get my energy up. "I've had a lot on my plate lately, have been kind of freaking out, not

take my words at face value, even nodding in agreement. "Retreating to advance, smart. Don't worry, Gemma will get a

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

she has some surveillance footage;

mean she drugged

expected, Merritt could think of many possibilities, but I shook my

her qualifications didn't match the

to interfere with the Design

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

no one noticed where she went. With Clyde in a coma, her absence

reminder, Merritt started to see the discrepancies. He frowned, seemingly tackling