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 crawl. Her

affect his health too much, but it

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

his implication. Given the Lairds' stance, anything could happen

child wasn't just her bargaining chip; it was

and looked up

divorce. Let Kayla marry into the family. Regardless of who's backing her, her promises won't exceed

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

path to divorce, and now with

Patterson family. She likely couldn't wait

to me, and

disdainfully, "Her? Dream on about entering our doors

the only Mrs. Patterson,

I understand your heart. No one is more suitable to stabilize things than you, so you and Clyde cannot

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

her unsuitable as a match for the Patterson family, something I

fists, striving to

I

appreciate what you

I no longer have feelings for each other. It might be best to

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

lifted his gaze,

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

between home and the hospital, which was when the Patterson family took

since devoted himself to grooming Clyde, recognizing his potential. Unfortunately, Clyde's heart was always

found out you

surrounded by wolves When your dad got into trouble,

mom would've been killed by those people long ago.

caught the loophole in