When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 166

Chapter 166



A few heads turned in surprise as I walked in, but quickly looked away.

The strangers gave me odd looks, while those few who knew me avoided my gaze.

I figured if they were playing the ignorance card, I'd let it slide and just focus on my job.

But it seemed like the Design Department hadn't been managed in ages. Trying to get anything done was a Herculean task.

I knew Jared had what it took. He wasn't exactly a prodigy, but his meticulous nature and wealth of experience made him capable of handling projects of this caliber.

The rest of the Crawford clan, however, left much to be desired.

Aside from a few old-timers loyal to the Crawfords, the team was pretty much amateur hour.

And it was clear some weren't too thrilled about me snagging the project so smoothly.

"Ms. Melanie, what on earth are these drawings? You have to follow our company's guidelines," Sandra grumbled as she slammed the files on my desk.

"I get you're Mrs. Patterson, but is this how the Patterson Group operates? Can you not increase everyone else's workload?"

at my files and pushed them

find someone who can. The software's the same

of Talbot's old guard, had been giving me the

pulling teeth,

hadn't already reviewed the designs, I might've fallen for her

ended up storming off, but not before slamming the files down on

follow the

out to make trouble, but

work overtime now than

into the paperwork, two hours into my overtime, Lisa

been

the hospital," sheet said, her

noises adding

texted me the address, and I rushed to the hospital, leaving my work

when I arrived, and that's when I noticed Talbot lurking

"How's Clyde?"

trying to save

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a lot of

at her dry eyes with a tissue in a display of forced

course, he couldn't

loves is only natural. Clyde's