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.

led me away, Clyde broke free and ran toward me. "Melanie, Melanie, are you

a mess, with tears and snot mixing as

and shoved two pills into his mouth. I wasn't sure if they'd work, but Kayla was too cautious about

was swarming with officials, all set to examine us and

and isolation units, I felt a wave of

said before my consciousness faded,

no fury like a woman scorned. If Clyde knew about my illness, he'd uncover why I had

bustled around me. I felt faint, my thoughts a chaotic tangle, until

down, his expression unchanged, but his eyes showed a hint of disdain as he gently 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 your

at him with admiration. "Dr. Chandler, can you read minds? Did

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

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

asked, "There's a