When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 158

Chapter 158



Things at home had become a blur, but one thing was crystal clear-we were flat broke.

And it seemed like every day someone would knock on our door asking about my parents.

I was sick, literally and figuratively. I was on the edge of sanity, especially with breaking up with Clyde hanging over my head. There was just too much to handle right now.

Looking back, our family business had got so many projects. Bankruptcy seemed to be impossible.

There must've been signs that these senior employees could sense.

I fixed my eyes on Jared. "Mr. Jared, what really went down? There was something more, right?"

His eyes darted around, struggling with something, before he finally let out a sigh.

"We had this one deal that could've been our lifeline. Your dad wanted me to go all in, and I..." He shook his head. "Melanie, I wanted to fight back. Believe me, I did."

"But Talbot, he suggested waiting for the ship to sink and then jump ship to join him."

That was when it hit me. Talbot had been wooing my dad's crew much earlier than I thought.

just Jared, but other senior

car accident made everyone panic, and my mom was trying to hold the

stepped into the company's business because she couldn't understand it. Talbot proposed a better deal. He proposed handing over

you know my situation. My daughter just started high school and I had bills

look into my eyes,

responsibilities at every corner. No one could be expected to

you

eyes were murky, the spark

nod, just looked

I'm not here to dig up the past.

take over, and I'm tasked

only

the right from wrong. I needed

project

if it weren't for him,

designs. No wonder it got rejected. And to top it off, he offended

in Jared's

remained expressionless, but my

best and

research hinted that the

bee

were