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?"

any expression, and he

evidence of Mack taking money, and after I threatened him a bit, he confessed. But there's

interest piqued. So, there

was it? Was

said the Patterson Group would eventually belong

yet it

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

beside me, equally

looked up at me, his eyes

sake, please let me go. Please don't call the police. Just consider me a bad fart you let out;

so much? You know Clyde

Clyde had been involved with numerous women. Since our marriage, I had seen no less than

include the young stars and models he never brought home. How could

each other from before. She used to... work

was too shocked

as if resigned,

making

couple

That's when

blackmailed me!"

realization clicked for me, connecting

threatened, but Kayla could easily take

hers, and the kidnapper was her

I had gotten most

them. The