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.

other senior employees

into my dad and the car accident made everyone panic, and my mom was

proposed a better deal. He proposed handing over the project to him, rather than

just started

look into my eyes, his head

his predicament, midlife crisis hitting with responsibilities at every corner. No one

can you

eyes were murky, the spark of his younger years

nod, just looked

dig up

Group to take over, and I'm tasked with

Everyone was living only for themselves. But forgiveness wasn't coming easy

to figure out the right from wrong. I needed his

the project

weren't for him,

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

flickered in

remained expressionless, but my ears perked

best and

that

bee

were