When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 120

Chapter 120



I shoved Clyde aside and landed hard on the floor.

Seeing Kayla's lifeless body next to me, a bullet wound between her brows, I realized that death in real life bore little resemblance to the dramatic scenes portrayed on TV.

There wasn't much blood, but her eyes were wide open, staring toward the door, unblinking in death.

Paramedics in hazmat suits rushed in, pulling Clyde away from the scene.

Summoning the last of my strength, I crawled to Kayla's side and fished a pill bottle out of her pocket.

free and ran toward me. "Melanie, Melanie, are you okay? Please

a mess, with tears and snot mixing as they dripped

into his mouth. I wasn't sure if they'd work,

with officials, all set to examine us and

hearing only the hospital where Warren worked had the necessary facilities and isolation units, I felt a wave of relief

before my consciousness faded,

no fury like a woman scorned. If Clyde knew about my illness, he'd uncover why I had left before. And with Jade and Eliana knowing the

me. I felt faint, my thoughts a chaotic tangle, until I spotted Warren. Reaching

disdain as he gently pushed my hand away with his clipboard. "The patient is alert. Radiation exposure isn't too severe. Use medication for

admiration. "Dr. Chandler, can you read minds?

I can also read faces. She had a stroke of bad luck, but stepping into our hospital seems

Chandler family's hospital, Clyde had no clue about my condition. When I woke up, Warren's poker face greeted me again. "You've been eating a lot of health supplements, haven't you? You're not in bad shape." He reviewed my file,

asked, "There's a