When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 128

Chapter 128



I wanted to keep probing Clyde about his investigations, but his phone suddenly burst into incessant buzzing. Visibly annoyed, Clyde glanced at his phone, and his face darkened even more. "Melanie, it is all your fault!" He handed me his phone with a scowl, and upon seeing the texts from Lisa, I was at a loss for words.

[Clyde, I'm back at the hotel. It's so creepy being here all alone.]

[The hallway is deserted. Ugh, I don't even feel like stepping out now.]

[I brought only this nightgown. Do you know where I can grab some pajamas?]

Lisa pushed the envelope, attaching a sensational picture. The silk lingerie was practically sheer, hinting more than it concealed.

from our fourth or fifth grade when she was a little tomboy dressed like a fairy from children's TV shows. How had she

at me. "I'm not dealing with this.

about giving it back to me!" Clyde dashed off to the bathroom like a man on a mission, leaving me

buzzed relentlessly until I finally turned

I turned my attention to my computer, beginning my search into the Crawford family's recent

Ironvale and kicking their business into high gear. The Crawford family had undertaken several critical projects, earning a reputation

returned home a few years ago. Her social media was about the high life, the epitome of

considering her bizarre

family. Unless Lisa had fallen for Clyde at first

was in trouble. What was going on? Online searches only revealed positive news, leaving

but Lisa did, too. Both came to discuss a potential collaboration

competent, making Lisa utterly unprepared by comparison. She kept

Lisa's lack of preparation. But how would we dig into past events if we didn't partner with