When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 83

Chapter 83



The police had just left when Gemma briefly filled me in on the office chaos before dashing back, not even waiting for my word of thanks. As for me, I was far from okay. The doctor suggested I stay for more observation, but staying was out of the question for me.

Staggering, I made my way to Clyde's room, shocked to find him still unconscious after all this time.

The nurse looked at me with pity. "Mrs. Patterson, true love shines brightest in dark times. He'll surely remember your kindness once he wakes."

I forced a small smile, wishing he wouldn't remember at all. Remembering might just make him refuse the divorce again, complicating matters even further.

Beneath the calm surface, the Patterson family was anything but peaceful.

With no children from Clyde, Merritt would never let me continue as Mrs. Patterson.

Honestly, Kayla shouldn't have sided with an outsider. She could've easily taken my place as the esteemed Mrs. Patterson.

I didn't need Merritt digging into everything; I could make a pretty good guess on my own.

York had his eyes on the Patterson empire, but Merritt and Clyde kept him at bay, leaving him and the Lairds without a chance.

So, he roped in Kayla, who resembled me from my younger days. He knew about the strain between Clyde and me and used it to taunt me.

If we divorced and I took some of the shares, he could slowly devour the Patterson empire.

But he hadn't expected us to stay married and even secure several major deals.

dirty tricks, roping

at Clyde's peaceful face on the hospital bed,

it seemed like Clyde was always the one pulling us through everything except for that time we

held his hand, saying, "Clyde, it's my turn to be strong. Please wake

pent-up tension, but I ended up falling asleep

swatted the hand away irritably, only to see a slightly embarrassed Clyde. "Uh, your skin looks really nice."

give York full control over the Patterson

before shaking his head. "I don't remember doing so, but there might have been a moment when I was conscious.

his entire coma, so jumping

were suspicious, though, and I decided to investigate the company

that Merritt was

Mansion for now. Could you send

weak to return to the office

approval, I felt a little more at

Clyde around, the company's moles wouldn't dare make a move, but I knew they'd become

out the corruption, the company

a wig, I returned to the office to find it in utter

were arguing everywhere. I approached, curious at the sudden silence that fell upon my

from the start. I'm a manager; you can't

multiple projects. How can you just kick

Mr. Patterson's wife. You must stand up

of those complaining were the backbone of the Patterson Group, having battled alongside

around, I saw York and

approached. "Sister-in-law, you're free of charges? That's

should