When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 91

Chapter 91



I didn't pay her any attention, instead, my gaze shifted past her to York standing behind.

"What brings you here?"

Our families were almost at each other's throats, knowing too much about each other's dirty laundry, and yet here he was, daring to step into the company?

York just shrugged, "Given all the drama at Patterson Group these days, and Clyde... not being in the best of health, it's only natural for me to step in and lend a hand as his cousin."

"No need to get worked up. Grandpa gave his blessing. Maybe you want to give him a call?"

I had no clue how Merritt managed to strike a deal with York, but York's confidence suggested it was the real deal.

Kayla stepped forward again, blocking my view.

"Melanie, I was talking to you."

"And in what capacity might that be? Ms. Osborne?"

Her file still listed her as a junior assistant, practically without any real power.

The only leverage she had was the baby she was carrying.

fell on her belly, and she instinctively

enough, my word will be as good as Clyde's around here.

for me, "Merritt said prenatal influences are crucial. I need to be around the company. After all, my

I replied with a smile, then walked away with Jade by my

bold claims over

kids a year if he wanted. There would be no shortage of

are you okay?" Jade asked,

"Let's get back to work. This is nothing, doesn't bother me a

the small stuff, almost convincing

If I could find happiness in my marriage, maybe I wouldn't

pissed me off. Maybe I'd live

was planning to catch some sleep in the office when an unexpected visitor

policewoman I'd often seen at the station was standing at my

"Officer, what brings you

"Call me Freya is okay. Melanie, you're on your lunch break, right? There's something I need to ask

glanced behind her, noticing she was alone, which struck me as

a

you to lunch. The diner across

a few times at the

for the bombshell she was

Kayla's doing. Said he acted out of spite, because he couldn't stand you as a

hardly touched her food,

figured since it wasn't the same country, selling

if Merritt said he'd handle it, then

Freya's next words truly shook