When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 89

Chapter 89



"Grandpa, why can't I just..."

"Leave, now."

Merritt's tone was tinged with frustration, and Clyde knew better than to argue.

Clyde glanced at me, then at Merritt, before finally exiting the study.

As soon as he left, I hurriedly spoke up, "Merritt, didn't we agree?"

We had an agreement that he would help me with the divorce, that he wouldn't make things difficult for me. But what was this?

Was I supposed to be some kind of lady of the manor, expected to turn a blind eye while my husband brought home another woman? Even if Kayla wasn't even in the running!

"We did agree, but circumstances have changed."

Merritt seemed to age right in front of me, constantly massaging his temples.

"Melanie, you're a good kid. This mess is indeed Clyde's fault. He's been reckless over the years."

I kept my head down, not saying a word. Everyone in the Patterson family knew about his recklessness, but they were his flesh and blood. I was just an outsider.

Seeing that I remained silent, he sighed again.

"Clyde's not fully recovered. Kayla didn't just give him sleeping pills; there was a toxin involved."

"She poisoned him?"

Clyde infertile made my skin crawl. Her child would be

nodded, "We only found out recently. The toxin won't affect his health

said it would take at least two years to metabolize the toxin,

anything could happen in these three

child wasn't just her bargaining chip; it was Clyde's

took a deep breath and

proceed with the divorce. Let Kayla marry into the family. Regardless of who's backing her,

pragmatic woman. She'll weigh her options and won't

was already on the path to divorce, and now with Kayla pregnant, it seemed like everyone could

despised me, but not Clyde, nor the Patterson family. She likely couldn't wait to

seemed like a perfect arrangement to

Merritt scoffed disdainfully, "Her? Dream on about entering

myself. You're the only Mrs. Patterson,

seen your capabilities, and I understand your heart. No one is more suitable to stabilize things than you, so you

was a complete departure from what I had anticipated. I wanted to argue,

background indeed made her unsuitable as a match for the Patterson family, something

my fists, striving to keep my

I

appreciate

my mom and me back then, but Clyde and I no longer have feelings

who helped you then, it was Clyde. I won't take

gaze,

went abroad, Clyde made a scene at my house for

grandmother fell sick, and he dragged himself between home and the hospital, which was when the

recognizing his

found out you had gone

When your dad got into trouble, he couldn't leave to find you, only begging me

your mom would've been killed by those people long ago. She survived until your return, all

in