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?"

potentially making Clyde infertile made my skin

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

least two years to metabolize the toxin, and with treatment, Clyde

the Lairds' stance, anything could happen in these three years. He couldn't take

unborn child wasn't just her bargaining chip; it was

and

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

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

divorce, and now with

Patterson family. She likely couldn't wait to become Mrs.

a perfect arrangement to me,

disdainfully, "Her? Dream on about

the only Mrs. Patterson, and that won't

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

a complete departure from what I had anticipated. I wanted to argue, but one look from Merritt told me

match for the Patterson family, something

fists, striving to keep my

I

I appreciate what you

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

it was Clyde. I won't take credit

gaze, revealing

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

dragged himself between home and the hospital, which

grooming Clyde, recognizing

found out you

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

by those people long

loophole in his story, "Those