When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 88

Chapter 88



"Is there a problem, Ethan? You're not suggesting you want to sabotage the baby's arrival, are you?"

"Trying to snatch someone's inheritance now, are you? That blatant?"

Lucy didn't hold back, lunging to snatch the photo from Ethan's grasp.

Eva wasn't about to be outdone, lifting the photo high out of reach.

"Clyde and Melanie expecting a baby should be cause for fireworks, but the woman carrying it might not be carrying a Patterson heir!" "Look at this photo. This woman's been around, slept with who knows how many men, and the cops found out she's got a daughter!" "This kind of woman, how many times has she schemed against Melanie? You really think she's carrying Clyde's child?"

Eva came over to me, gripping my hands tightly.

"Melanie, don't you worry. Ethan and I, we've got your back."

"In our eyes, you're the only Mrs. Patterson that counts. No one else!"

Lucy, seizing the moment, launched into a tirade.

York, meanwhile, just watched, keeping his silence.

I knew all too well Ethan's family wasn't genuinely on my side. It was all because I couldn't bear a child, and now their son returning from abroad saw a chance to step into the Patterson Corporation.

The Lairds must have their own agenda, using the name of that child to achieve their own goals wasn't off the table.

I stayed silent, knowing this wasn't a place for me to speak.

Besides, I was soon to be no longer part of this family, right?

"Enough! What's with all this disgraceful noise?"

down, and the

begrudgingly, spoke up, "Uncle, this child might not even be a

her breath, "If we could find out, so could the press. Uncle, do you really want the Pattersons associated with a

a nerve with Merritt, touching on

family was against it, believing my bankrupt family

stood his ground, and eventually, Merritt didn't

with Kayla would surely meet with universal

sleuthing prowess, would spell scandal for the Pattersons, uncovering her history with men, her child, and her past

We'll handle

upstairs with

word, Merritt headed

supporting each

the Lairds continued their uproar, held

family matter, not theirs

had their motives, clear even

is the child

his study, Merritt cut straight to the

guilt in his eyes,

her twice, and we

barely a whisper, yet it echoed in the

breathed deeply,

him with others before; what was this in

for my hand,

or twice with Kayla,

there were certainly others

a moment before looking up at

there's a chance. They wouldn't dare lie about

a 1% chance the child is

he

to have an bet

secure his position. He his position. He

SWO