When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 92

Chapter 92



All afternoon, my mind was elsewhere, haunted by Freya's words.

Merritt certainly had a knack for things; not only had Kayla's evidence vanished into thin air, but even the buzz online seemed to have been scrubbed clean.

In the Patterson family, a child's mother must be spotless, after all.

When Clyde walked into the office, I was zoning out in front of my computer.

Freya's face flashed before my eyes again. She seemed to have such a passion, such a sense of justice for everything and everyone.

Even though she knew I was in on the secret, she didn't press me but decided to investigate on her own.

Cops like her are rare indeed.

"Melanie, ready to head home? I've come to pick you up."

Clyde's smile was gentle, his voice much softer than usual.

Colleagues who hadn't left yet turned to stare at us as if they'd seen a ghost.

Three years of marriage, and this was the first time he'd come to the office to pick me up. Despite working in the same company, he had always ignored me. There were always other women by his side, coming to pick him up.

Ignoring the gossip-hungry glances from my colleagues, I packed up and stood. But before I could walk over, Kayla had already latched onto Clyde's

arm.

"Clyde, let's go home." she said in a sweet tone.

Now living in the Patterson Mansion, she clearly felt superior, her words a challenge thrown my way.

back down to call for

was peak hour, and the wait for a car was

breaking his usual pattern, pushed her away. "Kayla, please have some dignity. You go to your home, I'm here for

shown this attitude towards Kayla from

me of how he had pushed me aside to

but now lingered at the door, eager

quickly invoked Merritt. "Your grandfather asked you to take good care of me. Don't

she was pregnant, but her actions and tone made it obvious,

said so? Maybe Kayla really has risen in

for Melanie, right? Maybe Kayla's

Look at how she's

thin, her posture revealing nothing

throughout the day were clearly meant to broadcast she was pregnant with

pulling her aside, also

"I told you, just have the child and you'll be set

dare stir things up again, or mention

expression was terrifying, making

Clyde

to You're better off restinget o the

tomorrow."

demotion for Kayla meant menial tasks

couldn't help but glance at Clyde. He was indeed

a chance to retort, he pulled

did his mood

young cop looking for you

we had

anyone looking for me;

in their actions, should

story

the car over, closing his eyes for a moment before looking at me with a pained

hate you,

through him to the boy who used to help my parents, and that was enough for