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.

she was a little

rang with Lisa's call, and Clyde tossed it at me. "I'm not dealing with this. She's

shower. Don't even think about giving it back to me!" Clyde dashed off to the bathroom like a man on a mission, leaving me speechless as

watching the phone battery drain as it buzzed relentlessly until I finally turned it off. Clyde had crafted his persona, and

to my computer, beginning my search into the Crawford family's

moves, taking his veterans to Ironvale and kicking their business into high gear. The Crawford family had undertaken several critical projects,

home a few years ago. Her social media

considering her

shake the feeling that something was up with the Crawford family. Unless Lisa had fallen for Clyde at first sight, she

family had recently secured a big project, so it didn't seem the company was in trouble. What was going on? Online searches only revealed

came to discuss a potential collaboration

Lisa utterly unprepared by comparison. She kept playing the family

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