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

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

in, directly ordering York to oversee the

because of him, nearly pushing

head home, we'll talk

practically dragged me

my frustrations in a gallon of ice cream, finally feeling a bit

at me,

"Out with it."

glared at him, cracking

ever start? 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 it came to

a surefire way to waste time and sink

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

"Okay, I get it. But we still need to find

World. They

affordable suppliers. They're

just made

see Aspire World was the best fit. But Clyde wouldn't budge,

with Vinson!" Clyde huffed, slumping on the

explanation, he

with you, taking you

His stubbornness was immovable.

to lose it, Kayla's

uttered two

be scared. I'm heading to

looking back, not even a word to

deflated, wondering why I was even fighting so

called, I was still

he was inviting me to dinner to discuss the