When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 157

Chapter 157



I became a third wheel when I was on an on-site investigation with Clyde and Lisa.

It was hard to tell if they were just putting on a show or if they had genuinely fallen into their roles, completely ignoring my existence as Mrs. Patterson.

Everyone seemed to orbit around them, as if they were the true couple in this scenario.

Especially Talbot, who stood by with a grin on his face, "Aren't they just a match made in heaven? Melanie, don't you think so?"

I really wanted to ask him if he was speaking in tongues.

He asked me if another woman and my husband make a good pair? Seriously?

But I choked down my words, making him believe that Clyde and I would never reconcile. It made him act all the more recklessly. Seeing my mood sour, his grin widened.

"Melanie, you're still young. Remarriage is quite common these days. No need to fret."

"Clyde's clearly over you, and I think it would be less painful to just accept it sooner rather than later.”

"And don't worry about being left out in the cold after your divorce. Talbot's got your back. With Talbot's support, what's there to fear?"

a cold look, saying nothing for

Already began scouting out the next option for his

Clyde was different with hypocrites or those old men

with him, that did not seem too

looked down

when I heard someone think of him like

was to play the role of

me with what? Help my husband divorce me? You're really something,

didn't keep my voice down so that everyone

over, only to be pulled back by Lisa. I just shook my

was better to let Talbot

was heading and stayed back

called a taxi to see Jared,

I did not expect Jared

disheveled with dark circles under his eyes and his clothes

eating alone in a diner when he saw me,

Is that

nodded, sitting across

been a while. I

to do with you, kid.

Talbot filled him with