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.

"

in resignation, though holding the

truly fine before he finally seemed

teeth, he said, "That bastard

pay, but we need solid

for a

up here. The doc will look after you. I need to

to work on this project together, Garfield owes

he was really steamed

but Talbot was brazen enough to drug

gave Clyde a few

bed,

later,

eyes, brandishing the fruit knife I

the gruesome scars visible even behind

his eyes hadn't changed - I had always

a carbon

swung open again, and he quickly stooped to pick

noticed anything amiss, just gave me a

should I know? Go find

"What, has he decided to drop the partnership now? After what you did, drugging him nearly to

Talbot's attention away from Galen, who

a waste of