Chapter 123

Chapter 123



"Clyde, have you ever had any dealings with Talbot? What do you know?" I prodded, hoping to see if Clyde would be upfront with me. Merritt mentioned Clyde has been investigating for years, and Kayla said the same thing. So, had he come up empty-handed?

Why did he harbor such hatred toward Talbot if he hadn't uncovered anything? I guessed Clyde might have found some clues, but not enough to press charges.

Maybe he didn't want to worry me, so he kept it to himself.

Clyde helped me lie down, his face expressionless. "Talbot didn't show up for our wedding, hardly cares about you, and suddenly, he's here? He must have an ulterior motive. We haven't been in touch for years and don't need to start now. He's manipulative."

just told me to

to ask anything more, he'd skillfully change the topic. "The police found your necklace at the scene. The diamond should

of keeping tabs on me?" I tilted my head to look at him, feeling mixed emotions. I hated being monitored, even if it was by Clyde. But without his necklace, it might have taken much longer to find

I have been

on peeling an apple. "You keep talking about divorce, yet keep getting into trouble. I worry about you. The necklace won't have a tracking device this time, but could

his hand and quickly peeled it

and he took a big, almost aggressive bite. "That works. Or, you could stay with me forever.

filled with

look away, he held my chin up. "Melanie, I won't divorce you. Dream

punish you. But was wrong, so wrong. When you got kidnapped, I lost my mind. can't live without you. Please give me one more chance, just one, okay? We won't divorce. From now on, it's

but I put my hand up to stop him. "Clyde, I can't have children. Is

suddenly wanting to hear

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