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 the sole heir to

affect his health

said it would take at least two years to metabolize the toxin, and with treatment, Clyde can't father

the Lairds' stance, anything could happen in

Kayla's unborn child wasn't just her

a deep breath and looked up at him

family. Regardless of who's

her options

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

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

a perfect arrangement to me, and I couldn't

Merritt scoffed disdainfully, "Her? Dream on about entering our doors in

repeat myself. You're the only Mrs. Patterson,

more suitable to stabilize

departure from what I had anticipated. I wanted

background indeed made her unsuitable as a match for

clenched my fists, striving to keep my

I

I appreciate what

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

you then, it was

lifted his gaze, revealing the

Clyde made a scene at my house for ages and then fell

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

had since devoted himself to grooming Clyde, recognizing

you had gone

into trouble, he couldn't leave to find you, only

by those people long ago. She survived until your

in his