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?"

of Kayla being pregnant and potentially making Clyde infertile made my skin

found out recently. The toxin won't affect his health too much, but it will

two years to metabolize the toxin, and with treatment, Clyde can't father any children for

implication. Given the Lairds' stance, anything could happen in these

wasn't just her bargaining chip;

breath and looked up

the family.

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

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

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

a perfect arrangement to

disdainfully, "Her? Dream on about entering

the only Mrs.

No one is more suitable to stabilize things

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

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

clenched my fists, striving to keep

I

appreciate what

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

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

his gaze, revealing the

I went abroad, Clyde made a scene at my house for ages and

sick, and he dragged himself between home and the hospital, which was when the Patterson family took him

to grooming Clyde, recognizing his potential. Unfortunately, Clyde's heart

out you had

by wolves When your dad got into trouble, he couldn't leave to find you,

killed by those people long ago. She survived until your return, all thanks

caught the loophole in his story,