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

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

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 of everything for me when I couldn't handle

Patterson, what

limit, I trust

with my condition, so I left everything for Jade to handle. After dismissing

painted as a villainess, desperate to seize control of the Patterson Group by any means, causing the company's stock to plummet. Indeed, if Clyde never

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

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

nodding in agreement. "Retreating to advance, smart. Don't worry,

it, but I had no need to explain. However, there

combination, and she has

you mean she drugged

could think of many possibilities, but I shook my head. "Beyond that, her appearance in Clyde's life

didn't match the

seems to interfere with the Design

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

disappeared, but with everything in chaos, no one noticed where she went. With Clyde

the discrepancies. He frowned, seemingly tackling a difficult