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.

remembered Lisa from our fourth or fifth grade when she was a little tomboy dressed like a

tossed it at me. "I'm

Clyde dashed off to the bathroom like a man on a mission, leaving

as it buzzed relentlessly until I finally turned it off. Clyde had crafted his persona, and he should deal with

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

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

home a few years ago. Her social media was about

considering her

Crawford family. Unless Lisa had fallen

a big project, so it didn't seem the company was in trouble. What was going on? Online searches

show up, but Lisa did, too. Both came to

competent, making Lisa utterly unprepared by comparison. She kept playing

hoping Clyde would see through Lisa's lack