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.

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

mess, with tears and snot mixing as they dripped

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

all set to examine us

only the hospital where Warren worked had the necessary facilities and isolation units,

I said before my consciousness faded, fighting to stay

If Clyde knew about my illness, he'd uncover why

me. I felt faint, my thoughts a chaotic

pushed my hand away with his clipboard. "The patient is alert. Radiation exposure isn't too severe. Use medication for now. You can rest now. I've got all

young nurse looked at him with admiration. "Dr. Chandler, can you read minds? Did you hear her say

bit. I can also read faces. She had a stroke of bad luck, but stepping into our hospital seems to have lightened it. The

my lips. At the 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, but his serious gaze made

asked, "There's