When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 85

Chapter 85



Paul was gasping for air, panic clearly etched into his features.

"No, it wasn't me, it was all a misunderstanding, I swear!"

I looked at him and sighed softly.

"Paul, with the experience you got, you could bag a director's job somewhere else with no sweat. We've been colleagues. I know you're not the mastermind behind this. Why ruin your life over someone else's scheme?"

Jade was beside me, signaling frantically. I knew she wanted to call the cops, but I shook my head. Calling the police now would make it harder to uncover the truth and might even tip off the real culprit.

I needed to get more information first. If York was indeed behind this, I needed solid evidence.

Paul squinted, pondering for a moment, then turned his gaze to me.

"Melanie, you're Mrs. Patterson. Can you promise not to call the police?"

"What do you think?" I wasn't about to make any promises to scum like him.

Defeated, he slumped to the ground.

"I'll confess. Kayla put me up to this. She said if I could bring you down, she'd become Mrs. Patterson, and I'd be the director of the Design Department. She bought some design drafts to use under my name. I refused, so Mack took the fall."

"It was you who released the virus and attacked me, wasn't it?"

watched him without any expression,

after I threatened him a bit,

So, there was someone

was it? Was

would eventually belong

trail seemed to go cold, yet it felt

now only had Clyde. If the Patterson Group was to belong

sitting beside

at me, his eyes

times' sake, please let me go. Please don't call the police. Just consider me a

last question, why did you trust Kayla so much? You know Clyde

Clyde had been involved with numerous women. Since our marriage, I had seen

and models he never brought home. How could Paul trust Kayla? Paul coughed

I knew each other from before. She

was too shocked

if

graduated, making quite a sum. She and Paul

couple of

daughter. That's when we lost touch. But she... she had photos from back then,

blackmailed me!"

realization clicked for

threatened, but Kayla could easily take the girl,

child was hers, and the

police arrived, I had

them. The station was nearby,