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 grant

Jade broke down in tears. The doctor was right; my condition was severe, there

the Patterson Group, and his team

Patterson, what about the

limit, I

could hold on with my condition, so I left everything for Jade to handle. After dismissing the lawyer, Merritt came to

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. I

you have hypoglycemia, is it that severe?" Merritt eyed

plate lately, have been kind of freaking out, not getting

even nodding in agreement. "Retreating to advance, smart. Don't worry, Gemma will get a doctor to help, so you can

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

Jade knows my safe's combination, and she has some surveillance footage; there's definitely something

she drugged Clyde, or

shook my head. "Beyond that, her appearance

college days, even her looks, and her qualifications didn't

she seems to interfere with the Design Department a lot. I think there's something

I could

Kayla had disappeared, but with everything in chaos, no one noticed where she went. With Clyde in a coma, her absence was too

see the discrepancies. He frowned, seemingly tackling a