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 it,

assistant, about to be promoted. Soon enough, my word will be as good as Clyde's around here. You'd

meant for me, "Merritt said prenatal influences are crucial. I need to be around

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

bold claims over an

check, he could have thirty kids a year if he wanted. There would be no

asked, concern

head. "Let's get back to work. This is nothing,

sweat the small stuff, almost convincing

If I could find happiness in my marriage, maybe I

I decided to ignore everyone and everything that pissed me off. Maybe

some sleep in the office when

I'd often seen at the station was standing at my office door, now dressed like a college

hurried over, "Officer, what brings you

Freya is okay. Melanie, you're on your lunch break, right? There's

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

here on a personal note, you can

you to lunch. The diner across the

times at the station, it felt wrong to

not prepared for the bombshell she was

he couldn't stand you

food, just kept

since it wasn't the

Merritt said he'd handle it, then Kayla would

next words truly shook