When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 176

Chapter 176



Clyde had finally come to, though he was still a bit under the weather.

When he came to visit me in the hospital, he wrapped me in a tight embrace.

"Melanie, I'm so sorry. I never should've dragged you into this mess. How's the doc saying you're doing? Is it allergies or what? You okay?"

Lisa and I had our story straight, claiming my fainting spell was due to someone slipping something into my drink.

I gently patted Clyde on the back and comforted him, "I'm fine now, really."

Giving him a thorough once-over to assure myself he was just a bit weak but otherwise alright, I finally relaxed.

"Melanie, are you sure you're okay? You seem thinner. Have you been skipping meals?"

"Heard you've been by my side till you passed out yourself. Didn't your blood sugar drop again?"

He fished out a handful of candies from his pocket and placed them on my nightstand.

"Got these from the nurse. She said they're good for low blood sugar."

"From now on, you're keeping candies with you, okay? I'll be checking.

"

argue with him, just nodded in resignation,

making sure I was truly

gritted teeth, he said, "That bastard

pay, but we need solid proof

silent for a moment before

The doc will look after you. I need to have a

we're going to work on this project

knew he was really steamed

to get to Clyde, but

shadow outside the door, I gave Clyde a few words of

lay in bed, pretending to be

later,

I suddenly opened my eyes, brandishing the fruit knife I had been

the gruesome

hadn't changed - I had always said Galen had strikingly dark eyes,

eyes were a carbon copy of

stooped to pick up a dropped tissue, then busied himself with

noticed anything amiss, just gave

should I know? Go

what you did, drugging him

rose slightly, intentionally keeping Talbot's attention away from Galen,

a waste of the Patterson family's significant