When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 82

Chapter 82



Even though I was confined to a hospital room without access to my phone, I could still piece together that the Patterson Group was embroiled in a major scandal.

Mr. Patterson was in a coma, there had been a fatal accident at the construction site, and Mrs. Patterson was accused of murder...

Any one of these headlines would be enough to send social media into a frenzy.

My hospital room was under constant police surveillance, which meant that if I was proven guilty of murder, I'd be treated as a high-risk criminal. When Jade and the lawyer came to visit, they brought more bad news.

"York's wielding a power of attorney signed by Clyde, claiming he's now the acting CEO. He's taken control of everything."

"With Clyde out cold and you in this mess, what are we going to do? He's already meddling with HR."

"I argued with him, but he just threw it in my face that you're a murderer. He said the Patterson family would disinherit you, cutting all ties. The nerve of that guy!"

Her anger was palpable; clearly, she'd been through a lot these past few days.

And all this seemed to confirm my suspicions.

York had always played the role of the benevolent older brother, but now, with his brother barely cold, he was seizing power. And everything was falling into place too smoothly for it to be a coincidence.

Especially when I heard that York had signed off on several projects in the Design Department, holding all the documents, my suspicions deepened. "It's impossible. The old guard in departments one and two wouldn't defect in uncertain times."

I knew my team well. Without any real influence, York wouldn't be able to win them over.

Jade looked disheartened as she said, "But he's got control over the key projects' designs and even changed the system passwords. I can't access anything."

These projects were crucial for the Patterson Group's strategy for the next five

a few days and had already zeroed in on its lifeline, taking control

had already been exposed. Who else could it

before my eyes, but without solid evidence, I could

visiting hours ended, Jade looked

the meds like the docs say and don't be scared of chemo. If something happens to

nodded silently, a sudden idea striking

me, at worst, my shares would be divided, but what if Clyde was in

one takes advantage of

not fully

with time running out, I couldn't afford to explain

doctor said you

at her before lying back down, feeling a wave

I couldn't

and Merritt, who

day Lucia mentioned Clyde had been investigating my father's accident. For some reason, I felt

are the hardest to

went by in a blur until the officer who had escorted

free to move around. Two interns on duty were caught slacking in

of relief washed over me as I repeatedly

suspect, I didn't want to be confined to a hospital when the Patterson

need some

with significant sums transferred to

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you have."

my suspicions, especially about

Apex Group. The documentation is with my colleague Jade, secured in a