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.

was a little

tossed it at me. "I'm not dealing with this. She's your cousin.

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

drain as it buzzed relentlessly until I finally turned it off.

computer, beginning my search into the Crawford

business into high gear. The Crawford family had undertaken several critical projects,

social media was about the high life, the epitome of a wealthy heiress

her bizarre

the Crawford family. Unless Lisa had fallen for Clyde at first sight,

had recently secured a big project, so it didn't seem the company was in trouble.

only did Vinson show up, but Lisa did, too. Both came to discuss a potential collaboration on a bridge project, and

was competent, making Lisa utterly unprepared by comparison. She kept playing the family card, insisting being relatives made them the

I didn't want to interfere, hoping Clyde would see through Lisa's lack of preparation. But how would we dig into past events if