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.

and I couldn't let him meddle in such a

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

Merritt stepped in, directly ordering York to oversee the project

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

head home, we'll

practically dragged

gallon

looked at me, hesitating to

"Out with it."

glared at him, cracking open another

agree 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 on the bridge design, not you or the Patterson family. Just because you pay my salary doesn't mean

stood my ground when it

a team of professionals was a surefire way to waste time and sink the

companies he was

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

World. They have

team, and affordable suppliers. They're the

just made

with eyes could see Aspire World was the best fit. But Clyde wouldn't budge, and York

with Vinson!" Clyde huffed, slumping on the

matter the explanation, he refused to

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

His stubbornness was immovable.

as I was about to lose it,

uttered two words

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

without looking back, not

I deflated, wondering why I was even fighting

I was still in a

he was inviting me to dinner