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.

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

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

Merritt stepped in, directly ordering York to oversee

with several companies went south because of him, nearly pushing

head home, we'll talk

dragged

frustrations in a gallon of ice cream, finally feeling a

me, hesitating

"Out with it."

at him, cracking open another ice

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 my salary doesn't

ground when

a surefire way to waste time and sink the

was chummy with, which was a line crossed

get it. But we still need to find the

World. They have

the team, and affordable

just made me

the best fit. But Clyde wouldn't budge, and York blocked them, even denying Vinson a

said no dealings with Vinson!" Clyde huffed,

explanation, he refused to

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

His stubbornness was immovable.

was about to

two

don't be scared. I'm heading to the

left without looking back, not

why I was even fighting so

I was still in

was inviting