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.

eyes fell on her belly, and she instinctively covered

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

leaned in closer, her voice dropping to a whisper only meant for me, "Merritt said prenatal influences are crucial. I need to be around the company. After all,

luck with that dream," I replied with a smile, then

was making bold claims over an

get his health in check, he could have thirty kids a year if he

okay?" Jade asked, concern evident in

my head. "Let's get back to work. This is

sweat the small stuff, almost convincing myself it

was mostly stress-induced. If I could find happiness

everyone and everything that pissed me

to catch some sleep in

young policewoman I'd often seen at the station was standing at my office door,

over, "Officer, what

her card, saying, "Call me Freya is okay. Melanie, you're

was

on a personal note, you can say

me treat you to lunch. The diner across the street is

spoken up for me a few times at the station, it felt wrong to refuse

prepared for the bombshell she was

out of spite, because he couldn't stand

touched her food, just kept sipping

figured since it wasn't the same

Merritt said he'd handle it, then Kayla would be off

Freya's next words truly