When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 156

Chapter 156



When Lisa dropped that bombshell, both Clyde and I were taken aback.

Her words lingered in my mind. Although Talbot was a scoundrel, I didn't think he would dare lay a finger on me.

But clearly, Clyde wasn't on the same page. His face had turned a shade darker.

Lisa didn't stick around. Her mood evidently soured as she left.

I, on the other hand, couldn't shake off her warning. It seemed Talbot was indeed desperate for cash.

And as for the trust fund...

I turned to Clyde and said, 'You're pretty slick, you know? You make a good case for yourself."

"That's not what matters," he said, his voice taking on a rare edge of seriousness. "What matters is that you need to be careful."

I looked at him, puzzled. "Why?"

"Because of the trust fund," he said, as if that explained everything.

I was even more confused.

needs money, and now you've got this trust fund,

Galen Brown in the picture, and you directly involved. What's stopping him from getting his

moment,

funds, I could potentially solve

the Crawford family was in dire need of cash as several projects

in danger, the money wouldn't

so if anything happened to me, you'd be my primary beneficiary,"

spoken than

can't you focus

wife. But have you

widened

told Lisa we were considering divorce, but she knew we hadn't gone through with

think we're actually going to divorce?"

Clyde nodded, clearly frustrated.

and with no parents or grandparents on your side,

that as Talbot, Talbot would

Crawford family dwindling, my fortune would either go to him, Tammie, or

Lisa and me

all the

Do you see his

us divorced ASARD

and I quickly tried

was indeed banking on this plan, it seemed foolproof

If we

would go and Clyde's Patterson Group daughter. He'd