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.

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

going to be York's; I'd rather go all

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

several companies went south because of him, nearly

head home,

dragged me

I drowned my frustrations in a gallon of ice

at me, hesitating to

"Out with it."

at him, cracking open

will this project ever start? Who knows design better, him or me? Who's the director here? I have the final say on the bridge design,

stood my ground when

lead a team of professionals was a surefire way to waste time

to involve some underqualified companies he was chummy with, which was a line crossed for

it. But we still need to

World. They

the team, and affordable suppliers. They're

just made me

best fit. But

dealings with Vinson!" Clyde huffed,

explanation, he

you to some godforsaken

His stubbornness was immovable.

as I was about to lose

uttered two

scared. I'm heading

without looking back, not even a

deflated, wondering why I was even

I was still in

moment to understand he was inviting me to