When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 100

Chapter 100



Clyde bombarded me with calls, even reached out to the office, insisting I visit him at his workspace.

Lina gave me a troubled look, "Hey, maybe you should check on him?"

"Tell him I'm swamped. If he needs something, he can come down here."

My fingers danced nonstop on the keyboard, not pausing for a second.

Earlier, Kayla cornered me in the lobby, obviously trying to make her pregnancy public knowledge - and the baby was Clyde's.

But she didn't have the guts to say it outright, so she provoked me instead.

However, I kept my voice so low, only the three of us knew what was being said.

As for Clyde being mad, I couldn't care less.

If he could bring someone home while I was out busting my ass making deals, couldn't I throw a few words around?

I wasn't upset, but he sure was.

He still drove me to and from work every day, not speaking a word, which suited me just fine.

Materials delivered, project underway, it seemed like everything at Patterson Group was looking up, except York wasn't having it. When he stormed into the Design Department, he demanded to be involved in the bridge project I was managing.

"No way. You think you can design? Then show it. Otherwise, back off."

My tone was icy, a clear dismissal.

It was public knowledge that York and I didn't see eye to eye, and frankly, I didn't care.

another one of Merritt's inserts, and I couldn't let him meddle in such a crucial

and this win wasn't going to be York's; I'd rather go all out

Merritt stepped in, directly ordering York to oversee the project without any real

with several companies went south because of him, nearly pushing me to a breaking point until Clyde

head home, we'll

dragged

in a gallon of ice cream, finally

at me,

"Out with it."

at him, cracking

Who knows design better, him or me? Who's the director here? I have the final say on the bridge design, not you or the Patterson family. Just because you pay

ground when

a surefire

he was chummy with, which was a

But we still need to find the right

World. They have

team, and affordable suppliers. They're the obvious

made

World was the best fit. But Clyde wouldn't budge, and York blocked

Vinson!" Clyde huffed, slumping on the couch, blatantly

he refused to see

you, taking you to some godforsaken mountainside. I don't

His stubbornness was immovable.

I was about to

barely uttered two words before

don't be scared. I'm

not even a word

there, I deflated, wondering why I was even fighting

was still in

took me a moment to understand he was inviting me to