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.

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

wasn't going to be York's; I'd rather go

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

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

home, we'll talk

dragged me

I drowned my frustrations in a gallon of

me,

"Out with it."

cracking open another ice

with his proposal, and he doesn't agree with yours, when will this project ever start? Who knows design better, him or me? Who's the director here? I have the final say

always stood my ground when

of professionals was a surefire way to

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

get it. But we still need to find the right

World. They

and affordable suppliers. They're the obvious

just made me

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

I said no dealings with Vinson!" Clyde huffed, slumping on the

the explanation, he refused to see

up to no good with you, taking you to some godforsaken mountainside. I don't

His stubbornness was immovable.

as I was about to lose it,

barely uttered two words before

I'm heading

not even a

I deflated, wondering why I was even fighting

was

understand he was inviting me to dinner to